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Shorter PDSs are go

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Regulations to allow shorter 'incorporation by reference' product disclosure documents (PDSs), introduced in April by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer Chris Pearce, have come into force today. Originally introduced as part of a wider reform ...

Inhouse investment consulting on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2007
... some mega funds now have investment teams approaching 15 people. The need to compete more strongly is another driver, said Ken Atchison, a specialist property consultant to super funds, investment managers and financial institutions. "If industry funds ...

Barriers to hedging

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2007
... obstructions of high fees, low transparency and poor liquidity are removed, according to JANA managing director of asset consulting Ken Marshman. Increasing superannuation fund investment through fund of hedge funds (FOHFs) mean they now account for ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
The Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed Vanguard to manage their new Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) system. A relatively new concept in Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing ...

Benefits from new super inflows thin on ground

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2007
New products and small increases in efficiency look to be the only benefits superannuation fund members reap from the massive increase in inflows received in the run up to 30 June. Despite inflow increases of over 200 per cent for some funds year-on-year ...

Zenith rates local NY fund replica 'Highly Recommended'

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2007
... over every rolling 10-year period since inception in 1969. Zenith said the fund's portfolio managers, Christopher Davis and Ken Feinberg, are highly regarded, contrarian and disciplined investors who focus on long-term held value stocks. AFM director ...

Westpac goes to water

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2007
Westpac is pursuing an aggressive expansion program in its Specialised Capital Group, focusing on infrastructure, property, private equity and high-yield debt. Specialised Capital Group head Sean McElduff told an analysts' briefing yesterday that Westpac ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
... to 6,331, on a volume of 1,212 contracts. Today, the ABS will release March lending finance data while Treasury secretary Ken Henry speaks at Australian Business Economists post-budget lunch. In share market news, Macquarie Bank Ltd releases its annual ...

Next signs with Bravura again

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2007
Next Financial renewed its contract with Bravura Solutions for two more years to supply the administration systems to power Next's managed accounts. Next Financial has chosen to remain with Bravura and renew the contract for the supply of Bravura's ...

Billion dollar baby

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Forget oil or dotcoms, the best way to make money fast is hedge fund management, according to Alpha magazine's top 25 rankings of hedge fund earners, with 2006 winner James Simons personally pulling in a staggering US$1.7 billion. In comparison, last ...