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Global tech shutting down, emerging markets bounce back

... bond funds posted their first back-to-back weekly inflows since early May as the equity funds have generated positive returns in seven of the past eight weeks, gaining 11.5 per cent, while the bond funds have advanced for six straight weeks," the report ...

Big gaps in performance between managers

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... the table with a 35.30 per cent return, trailed substantially by bottom performer Lazard Select fund with 4.86 per cent returns. Morningstar attributed the relatively subdued performance of value managers to an underweight in resources and an overweight ...

BT appoints former MLIM exec as head of credit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... strong fit with BT Investment Management's strategy as an active manager focused on generating superior risk adjusted returns," Alliston said. Sorrel has over 18 years experience in the industry, specialising in Australian and international credit and ...

Get rid of the Greek: Russell

The separation of alpha and beta when chasing the highest investment returns may be all the rage right now, but according to the head of Russell Investment the less Greek used in industry jargon the better off investors will be. Alan Schoenheimer, managing ...

Past performance is misleading advertising: ASIC

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2006
... performance isn't a reliable indicator of future performance, is it?" accompanied by data on past performance showing healthy returns. ASIC expressed the view that the campaign was likely to mislead by encouraging consumers to believe that past performance ...

Investors chase REITs for double-whammy returns

A growing number of investors are buying into real estate investment trusts (REITs) not just for yield but also for capital growth, according to Pengana's head of alternative strategies distribution Damien Hatfield. "There's been a subtle change in ...

Private equity cash cow keeps growing

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Private equity was being promoted yesterday as the major alternative source of returns for fund managers with the promise of returns as high as 31 per cent year on year over 20 years. According to founder and executive chairman of CHAMP Private Equity ...

Future Fund keeps capital deployment close to its chest

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... five to 10 years time I think we won't be talking about Australian equities, just global equities," he said, adding that returns on Aussie equities will fall back in the coming years, compressed under rising local interest rates. "You want to take that ...

Emerging markets enter hibernation

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... the first time in three months they have attracted a net gain. However, the inflows may be short-lived with the average returns for Japanese equity funds for the week slumping to -6.4 per cent on the back of tightening monetary policy. European equity ...

Vanguard says volatility points to indexing

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2006
If you are looking for your cash plus returns back in a year's time, then roll the dice but Vanguard doesn't want to know about it. If you are serious about a genuine long-term horizon, though, then indexing is a better than average bet. According to ...