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BetaShares grows suite with two new sector ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... fluctuations on portfolio performance, making the two ETFs unique in the Australian market. DRUG aims to track the performance of an index comprising of 60 of the largest global (ex-Australia) healthcare companies. "Spending on healthcare has increased ...

WAM Research achieves record outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... a record $35.9 million while after tax profit rose 34.4%. The company's chairman, Geoff Wilson, said the record performance of the investment portfolio reconfirmed the ability of the Wilson Asset Management investment team to identify undervalued growth ...

PROFILE: Standard Life Investments head of Australasian business Simone Bouch

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
... importance of investment performance. But if she'd followed through on her childhood ambition the focus would be performance of a somewhat more dramatic bent. Like many working in financial services, Standard Life Investments' head of Australasian business ...

Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
... be competitive and dynamic business centres in the future, it is imperative that we act now to boost the energy performance of buildings so they are equipped to handle the demands of a clean energy economy," Lonergan said. "High cost CBD office spaces ...

WAM finds returns in growth companies

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... process, which has provided shareholders with sound risk-adjusted returns since inception in 1999. The investment performance of 21.6% was achieved while holding an average cash weighting of 35%," Wilson said. Wilson Asset Management (WAM) chief investment ...

Keybridge hits back at Bentley on ASX

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Keybridge has defended its public criticisms of shareholder Bentley Capital on the ASX. As reported in Financial Standard on July 12, Bentley Capital hit back at Keybridge chair Andrew Moffatt's statements on the ASX. Moffat, whom Bentley is proposing ...

Bentley slams Keybridge response to restructure proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
Bentley Capital has criticised Keybridge Capital's explanatory notes about the former's proposal to remove Keybridge's chair and appoint Bentley nominees to the board. On July 7, ahead of Keybridge's July 29 extraordinary general meeting, Keybrige chair ...

Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... are investing heavily in operations and are not only measuring success by portfolio performance but the overall performance of the firm and its drive for operational alpha. "We've done our own industry research with Boston Consulting and McKinsey and ...

ANZ ETFS readies Eurozone ETF

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... beyond the US and China." Stoxx chief executive Matteo Andreetto said: "The Euro Stoxx 50 Index offers access to the performance of the key Eurozone equities from blue-chip companies such as Daimler, Bayer or Unilever. We are delighted that our transparent ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
AiG performance of construction index The Australian Industry Group's (AiG) performance of construction index jumped to 53.20 in June from 46.7 in the previous month. The index's rise to a 10-momth high was driven by a rebound to expansion territory ...