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"Boring" hedge funds shake gung-ho reputation

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... in the 12 months to 31 October 2013, while the MSCI World ex Australia (Net Dividend) Index was up 38.16%. It's a similar story over three years where the average hedge fund has achieved an annualised return of 9.26% while MSCI World ex Australia managed ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... performance. "Our main submission [to the Senate inquiry], a response to the inquiry's terms of reference, tells a very positive story, and lists many of our achievements. It also points to the areas where we believe we can improve," he said. "ASIC is ...

Canberra adviser rolls out pilot project to engage GenYs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... his older clients. "In these sessions you always get a kick from the group. People come with their own ideas and their own story, but they see what other people are doing, what's working and they get feedback on what they're doing."

Black Christmas

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013

Henderson set for first fund launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... consistently tests its views by researching what it terms the "EcoSystem" around the stock. In the case of the European bank story this includes regular contact with regulators and competitors. While Beesley is the named manager and has overall responsibility ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... to. "Colgate is a US company but if you don't have an analyst on the ground in India then you don't understand the whole story of that business," Budden explained. Budden said that the emerging trend for Australian super funds to take their investment ...

CIO exit forces Bedlam closure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... soft-closure of a number of top-performing emerging market equity funds to attract Australian superannuation clients. The story serves to remind investors of the risk of a key person departing one of their fund managers. Funds are in the process of being ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... in a charter of editorial independence. "We have an emphasis on stories reflecting fact, and the headline reflecting the story," he said. Weaven said member communication and engagement was the number one motivation for the industry super sector - comprising ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... "Because of the downsizing of the mainstream media, your chances of getting investigative reporters spending months on a story about your investments is relatively slim. "But I think there is a massive risk in the activist world, whether it be a citizen ...

Trick or treat?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... September FOMC statement...if not, a tad weaker. But the headlines just refuse to let the facts get in the way of a good story. So there they go...putting words in the Fed's mouth one more time, like they did back last May. Mouth? May? These two words ...