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More infra investors going direct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... attracted to direct structures, signalling a move away from listed vehicles. A survey released by the alternatives investment research group Preqin found that 89% of top 100 infrastructure investors that represent US$920 billion in combined FUM remain ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... be more downgrades to come in the period ahead. "We think more problems are likely in the future," Mr Esho said in a research note. US stocks fell overnight - the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.54 per cent, the S&P500 fell 0.49 per cent and the ...

ASX appoints Gonski replacement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... chairman of Snowy Hydro Limited. Prior to 1998 Holliday-Smith spent 11 years in Chicago, first as chief executive of Chicago Research and Trading (CRT), and then as president of NationsBanc-CRT. He was also an executive director with Wardley Australia ...

Instos should weigh up cost of futures

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... funds offer cost advantages for institutional investors holding a position longer than three months, according to new research. A report released by State Street Global Markets found that for time horizons under three months, an SPI 200 futures contract ...

Flaws in advice system revealed by ASIC report

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
The results of ASIC's shadow shopping research, which found only 3% of retirement advice was 'good', has revealed flaws in our current advice system, according to some industry figures. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) released ...

China FUM rise challenges Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Australia and Japan currently make up half the Asia region mutual fund market, but China's rapid rise could change the dynamic and create new opportunities for investment managers able to tailor their distribution models. Mutual fund assets across the ...

Legg Mason Real Income Fund rated Highly Recommended

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
Legg Mason's Australian Real Income Fund has received the rating of 'Highly Recommended' by research house Lonsec. Lonsec awarded the 'Highly Recommend' rating, in part, for the "improved resourcing and skills of the investment team responsible for ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... source. Read the Conference Board's press release yourself: "Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center: "Consumer Confidence pulled back slightly in March, after rising sharply in February. The moderate decline was due ...

ASX trials small cap research scheme

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
The ASX has awarded funding to a 12-month $1 million equity research scheme to produce independent research on listed small and medium-caps. Targeted at the 92% of ASX-listed entities (around 1,800) with a market capitalisation less than $1 bn, the ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
APRA has entered the argument over fund scale, releasing research that finds larger funds outperform smaller ones. The study analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance ...