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Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
New research from nabCapital suggests currency hedging, more than investment strategy selection, is the key to generating high returns in international equities. Donald Hellyer, managing director and head of insurance and fund manager relations at nabCapital ...

Babcock & Brown launches DIF III

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Super and the WA Local Government Super. Following the success of Babcock & Brown's first and second Direct Investment Fund (DIF) offerings, the third fund (DIF III) has achieved first close at the end of August with commitments of $100 million from ...

Private equity dodges credit knockout

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
While August's credit crunch knocked the stuffing out of private equity, a knockout punch it was not, and the sector has bounced off the ropes back onto its feet to "float like a butterfly". Private equity's (PE) bruises from the global liquidity squeeze ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Boutique financial services group Calliva has taken advantage of recent changes in borrowing legislation for self managed super funds (SMSF) to offer direct commercial property investments via loans. Calliva's SuperAccess allows a super fund to finance ...

Saddle up the greenback

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Former thoroughbred, the US dollar has morphed into a Shetland pony and the Aussie dollar is one of many currencies climbing on its back. Overnight trading Friday saw Australian dollar rise above US90c for the first time since June 1984 after the US ...

Still time to bid on 2007 signed team Manchester United jersey

Time is running out to bid on the signed 2007 Manchester United team jersey charity auction. The auction is being run by AIG Life who have made available the framed Manchester United soccer jersey* that has been signed by the entire 2007 Champions League ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
One of the world's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider, Barclays Global Investors, has paired up with the local stock exchange to provide investors access to international shares and indices at a fraction of their current costs. The Australian ...

Super dodges sub-prime correction

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2007
The up-and-down market since June might have shaved 1.6 per net off 12 month super returns but over the more important three and five year results it's hardly made a dent, reveals SelectingSuper in their latest super fund performance tables for August. ...

Russell wins record $1.2bn mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2007
Harwood Superannuation fund has awarded Russell Investment Group a $1.2 billion mandate, the largest deal secured by the multi-manager this year. Russell Investment Group (Russell) will allocate the fund's assets into its investment products across ...

Big improvements in Australian corporate governance: study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2007
Despite popular perception that Australian companies lag the world on corporate governance (CG), a new study has found a very high awareness and real willingness by companies to constructively engage. The report, "The changing roles and responsibilities ...