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Prime Value launches concentrated equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... portfolio to complement other diversified strategies," the fund's portfolio manager ST Wong said. Wong explained that recent research in the UK showed that concentrated portfolios outperformed diversified portfolios by 400 basis points. "We have always ...

Midwinter puts planning software into the cloud

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... contribution optimisation. In September 2013 it will release a strategy package with modelling of cash flow and capital, research and review of portfolio management and modelling for self-managed superannuation funds.

VC funds outperform, punch above their weight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... contained in the report revealed that while these companies represented only 0.3% of GDP they accounted for 10% of national research and development investment and 27% of patent citations. "Ten of the largest VC-backed companies alone spent $1.4 billion ...

Planners must advise people, not portfolios

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... clients' problems, as they keep in mind that they servicing not just portfolios, but people, trusted advisers say in new research. The research by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) shows that interpersonal skills are highly prized by their ...

Direct insurance not a competitor of retail: Zurich

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... that direct insurance is cheaper than retail insurance is misleading," Dunkerley said after the release yesterday of research by Plan For Life that suggested that direct insurance is starting to compete for retail market share, with similar and cheaper ...

UK to consider Australia model for small pension fund mergers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... UK government to follow in Australia's footsteps and merge small local authority pension funds after Financial Times research revealed huge disparities in fees paid to fund managers. According to the UK broadsheet, some councils are paying three times ...

Perpetual hires new distribution manager

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... $26 billion in funds under management. He will lead the existing institutional sales, intermediary sales, retail sales, research and marketing teams. Perpetual Investments' group executive Michael Gordon said the appointment is "a significant step in ...

Direct insurance races for advised market share

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Aligned dealers and insurance issued by banks fall far behind from the two first and hold about 19% of the market share. Research found direct products are becoming similar to advised products, but that most of the times, direct insurance is cheaper. ...

Careful of the recession you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... published a fortnight ago: "Sudden drops in mining capital expenditure could trigger a recession in the next 18 to 24 months, research conducted by Morgan Stanley suggests." And just to make it three for three, the SMH published an article by David Llewellyn-Smith ...

Platinum remains bullish on Japan

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... returned 39.9% pre-fees in the year to 30 April 2013 with FUM $334.5 million as at 30 April 2013 according to Rainmaker research.