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Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Australian shares have outperformed all other asset classes - including residential investment property, fixed interest and cash - over a 20 year period, according to this year's Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of ...

Bond ETFs buffering equity market volatility

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Bond ETFs usage is on the rise as they offer investors easy access and an opportunity to either decrease risk or take advantage of unique return opportunities in their portfolios, according to Russell Investments. "Generally the ease of access has been ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
Australia stocks have opened weaker, with declines among the big miners leading the broader market lower. At 1036 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.8 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 4,050.2 points while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
Now look at that! Wall Street and most European stock markets ended on the plus side last week despite that nagging Grexit feeling - and its potential to be followed by an Irexit, Portexit, Spanexit and Italexit - that'll culminate in a eurozone kaboom. ...

IMCA: Asset allocation future uncertain

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
Discussion around whether traditional strategic asset allocation approaches are still appropriate or whether the industry needs to reframe the way it manages retirement money, dominated an IMCA roundtable yesterday. "There is now more than ever a general ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
Australian stocks have opened higher, with gains among the big miners helping defy a weak lead from offshore markets. At 1029 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 13.8 points, or 0.33 per cent, at 4,179.3 points, while the broader ...

AustralianSuper wins landmark IBM mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
AustralianSuper has won Australia's largest corporate super outsourcing mandate to manage the $1.7bn IBM staff fund. Subject to due diligence, current IBM Super members and employees will transfer to AustralianSuper effective 1 November 2012. The tender ...

MIT Budget inconsistencies spark concern

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
The surprise doubling of withholding tax for foreign investment in managed investment trusts has been criticised as inconsistent with the IMR initiative. In a budget analysis, Russell Investments has called the move on MIT withholding tax a "significant ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australian shares opened lower after falls on Wall Street and the absence of an expected company tax reduction in the federal budget. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,352.7 points ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
Australian investors are unlikely to benefit from the expanding stable of actively managed ETFs in the US, potentially compounding opinion that the tool's use holds limited appeal for local instos. State Street's recent launch of three new products ...