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Industry funds on top again

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... retail sector's strength lay in their individual fund manager and sector choices. "If you're looking to invest in Australian shares, property, international shares etc the master trusts tend to dominate the performance tables in those areas," he said. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... 0100 AEST (1000 US Eastern Standard Time) News Corporation holds its annual meeting in New York. Yesterday, Australian shares rose 1.3 per cent led by materials and energy sectors, recouping almost all the losses posted in the previous four sessions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... production figures. Healthzone Ltd, Saferoads Holdings Ltd, Tissue Therapies Ltd hold annual general meetings. Australian shares ended down for a fourth straight session yesterday, after disappointing coal production figures from miner Rio Tinto and ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... jitters. Consequently, the July all-time high of just over 6400 is likely to provide some short-term resistance for Australian shares," Dr Oliver said. By all reports, the credit squeeze is now fading, and according to the RBA's Financial Stability Report ...

Perpetual charity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... apply for a refund on any imputation credits attached to franked dividends, the fund has a large allocation to Australian shares. "This means investors can increase their income by reclaiming from the ATO the imputation credits attached to the franked ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

... turnover at a senior level since the start of the year. This included those that manage billions of dollars in Australian shares namely Colonial First State, ING, UBS Global Asset Management, Credit Suisse and INVESCO. The report found that of the 34 ...

Mercer multi-manager is more tax savvy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... allocations and are equally weighted at 17.5 per cent. "Rather than increasing the number of investment managers in Australian shares portfolio and effectively diluting the allocations held by our most preferred managers, we have taken the opposite view ...

Active fund tax burden costs 4pc of returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2007
... results showed $500,000 invested on July 1 last year would be down $38,000 by 30 June 2007 compared to Vanguard's Australian Shares Index Fund due to tax on fund distributions, a difference of 7.6 per cent. While the top 15 funds delivered returns of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... sales results. News Corporation will release its 4th quarter results overnight, timed for 0600 AEST Thursday. Australian shares enjoyed a more buoyant performance yesterday, regaining some of Monday's losses as bargain hunters returned to the local bourse. ...