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OneAnswer adds six

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... class. Adviser feedback highlighted a need for additional investment funds to assist with portfolio construction, manager diversity and alternative asset classes, said Mark Pankhurst, ING Australia head of product and marketing for wealth management. ...

AUSCOAL appoints $140m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... "LSV's investment philosophy is a combination of value, contrarian and momentum factors which will compliment and add diversity to our international equity sector," said McSpadden. The LSV mandate was one of two mandates handed out during December. The ...

Jacobson departs Kaplan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... building Australia's leading provider of professional education," he said. "Kaplan Professional, with its scale and diversity, is extremely well positioned to withstand the current economic volatility and will use this advantage to consolidate its dominant ...

Investors back AUI property proposal

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... to deliver investors a total return of around 14.5 per cent per annum. The decision came amid strategies to improve diversity and lower risk.

Vianova weathers financial crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... with lower risk than they have for many years," he said. These loans are secured by first mortgages, provide geographic diversity and the portfolio has a conservative loan to valuation ratio of 62.57 per cent, as at the end of October.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... Ltd chief executive Mike Smith will address an Australian Institute of Company Directors luncheon, speaking on board diversity and competitive advantage. Woodside Petroleum North West Shelf executive vice president Eve Howell will address the American ...

FPA members demand stronger voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... any proposal to government, but it is sometimes hard to have a single stance with such a diverse membership. "With the diversity of the FPA's views and the fact is that sometimes it is difficult for us to have a completely common position because we ...

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... buzzword used by super funds, financial planners and fund managers to make money in volatile markets - but exploiting diversity has to start with picking the right manager from the outset, said an industry expert. While in theory, diversification within ...

CalPERS unveils infrastructure plan

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... rolling out a two-year specialised investment strategy for infrastructure - heralding its interest in increased portfolio diversity. According to a statement by CalPERS, the $274 billion fund intends to allocate up to three per cent or $8.2 billion of ...

IFSA slams proposed default fund

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... John Livanas, chief executive of the Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, said such a move would blockade diversity and hamper market efficiency. "Index funds are up to 20 per cent in America which is probably the limit if you still want to ...