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PM Capital boosted by beer and Las Vegas property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... return over the 12 months to 31 July. The figure dwarfs the 44.5% return achieved by the fund's benchmark, the MSCI World Index. The firm's latest success story has been a direct play on the US housing recovery. On discovering three-bedroom houses for ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... stocks, with limited additional tracking error and improved returns." Excluding the fossil energy stocks from the MSCI World Index over the last seven years (to the end of April 2013) would have boosted portfolios by 0.5% annually with only a modest ...

Environmental trends a boost for Impax

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... coverage; there are just five analysts per stock in Impax's investment universe compared to 18 per stock in the MSCI World index. This means markets are less well understood and therefore the opportunities for finding price anomalies is increased.

Zenith rates Macquarie global fund as 'Recommended'

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Professional Series received a 'Recommended' rating from Zenith. The fund aims to reduce the volatility of the MSCI World index, while meeting or exceeding the return of the index. The fund, which began managing low volatility portfolios in 2004, follows ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... its inception in June 2007 and it has outperformed its benchmark by cumulative 21%. It has also surpassed the MSCI World Index by 28%. Kohen was previously associate director of Access Capital Advisers, a specialist infrastructure management firm.

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... 3-month low this month with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 3.8% this year, compared with a 7% gain in the MSCI world index of developed-country stocks. Melendez said that as a consequence investors should not view emerging markets as a homogenous ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... all-time high, the S&P 500 is nearing its own and developed equity markets in general remain in the black with the MSCI World Index posting an 8.8% gain this year to date, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has fallen by 1.9% over the same period. This ...

Brazilian CB might need to stop shaving

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Fed last week. The volatility of the past few days may have trimmed some of the equity markets' gains but the MSCI World Index remains up by 5.2% this year, outperforming those of the BRICs whose share markets, except for China's (up 1.9%), are all in ...

Certitude wins three new mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... consistent absolute returns with a low probability of loss over its investment horizon while outperforming the MSCI World index. The Asian Opportunities fund is a long-only fund invested in equities, as well as a mix of bonds and cash used tactically ...

Colonial First State wins $500m in Russell mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... in 2007, the Global Listed Infrastructure fund has outperformed its benchmark by 19 percent and surpassed the MSCI World Index by 28 percent. Head of Global Listed Infrastructure, Peter Meany said markets have been impacted by periods of volatility and ...

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ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries, which is currently in liquidation.

Treasury expects regulators to do the heavy lifting

MATTHEW WAI
Treasury has released new Statements of Expectations for APRA and ASIC, with an emphasis on how the regulators should promote a more sustainable and secured financial ecosystem.

NGS Super names head of strategy

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NGS Super has appointed a former ASFA committe member as head of strategy, as the fund aims to strengthen its retirement offering.

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

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US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams.

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