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AMP NZ shifts passive portfolio to 100% active

... out that the decision came about after the NZ government outlined new legislation this year which "offers a level playing field" for both passive and active investments. "Under the old rules, we decided that investors will get better returns from a passively ...

Inalytics wins first Aussie mandate

... multi-managers and fund managers are increasingly demanding quantitative analysis to identify investment skill," said Amanda Field, managing director of Inalytics, Asia Pacific. "At Inalytics, we assess and identify skill using quantitative analysis ...

Mellon scores Asset Super mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
... a combination of 60 per cent MSCI and 40 per cent JP Morgan. Founded in 1983 by innovators in the investment management field, Mellon Capital has in excess of $223.3 billion in assets under management, including assets managed as dual officers and $38.6 ...

'Tis the season to be philanthropic

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
You can tell tax time is on the horizon when two new charitable giving products and one philanthropy workshop appear in the space of 48 hours. Goldman Sachs JBWere yesterday launched their Charitable Endowment Fund (CEF), allowing investors to donate ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
... out seven of the top 10 places over one year for default choices and all the top 10 places in the growth category. But the field is almost evenly split in the balanced category as not-for-profit funds take only six of the top 10 places. Master trusts ...

Beware the private equity trap

... beginning to consider a sale to private equity funds as the easiest get out of jail card. "Private equity represents a growing field in Australia and, like many fields, as it grows funds managers are on the hunt for investments that offer a high rate ...

Count's biggest losers donate $90k

Planners at Count Financial raised $90,000 for charity after losing a total of 800kg in weight over the financial year as part of their annual Weight Loss Challenge. Count chief, Marianne Perkovic, and founding managing director, Barry Lambert, spearheaded ...

Small cap oversight costs significant alpha

... declined to disclose the name of the fund managers but they include two of the top ten global funds management firms. Amanda Field, managing director of Inalytics, Asia-Pacific, said that the unintended bias arise from fund managers consistently focusing ...

Mining may halt but football endures

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
As the Federal Government commits $17 million in water saving devices for Scout halls across Australia, the water shortage crisis has been revealed as far worse than previously reported. Along with farmers, mining and other water-intensive industries ...

Centric to improve the health of doctors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
Like many professionals, doctors fail to adequately plan for their retirement despite their healthy incomes, a condition Centric Wealth is planning to remedy. Paul Cooke, a Centric adviser who specialises in offering advice to doctors and medical practitioners ...