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Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Canadian pension plans have proven to be far from immune to the US sub-prime crisis, as the sector reported paltry returns for its investors against a backdrop of tightening global credit and recessionary pressures in the US. According to a survey by ...

Aussie investors jump on emerging markets iShares

Barely three months in the market but the newly launched exchange traded funds (ETFs) by Barclays Global Investors (BGI) called iShares are fast gaining traction, with emerging markets iShares on top of the list for investors. The latest BGI report ...

Better beta through fundamental indexing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
Institutional investors can diversify their beta exposure and gain higher returns along the way through fundamental indexing, said Jason Hsu, a director at Research Affiliates, at the IMCA Conference last week. Hsu said that one of the ironies in investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open flat today after Friday's lacklustre session on Wall Street and as investors sit tight ahead of a US Federal Reserve meeting this week. At 0754 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
Intech's flagship alternatives fund, the Global Tactical Strategies Trust (GTS), has finished its first year on a high, with a return of 16.16 per cent for the the year to end September. The absolute return, multi-manager fund delivered much of its ...

ESG funds pip mainstream

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Funds that systematically factor in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are achieving better returns and grew at twice the rate of their mainstream counterparts, according to a new report. The latest research from Responsible Investment ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
One of the world's largest exchange traded funds (ETFs) provider, Barclays Global Investors, has paired up with the local stock exchange to provide investors access to international shares and indices at a fraction of their current costs. The Australian ...

Magellan puts money where its mouth is

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Magellan Financial Group has launched two unique retail funds that only pay performance fees when returns exceed both a relative market benchmark and 10 year Australian Government Bond yields. The high conviction Global Fund is a market-uncorrelated ...

DeAM global thematic fund impresses van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Deutsche Asset Management's Global Equity Thematic Fund has been rated an 'A' by van Eyk on the back of strong portfolio construction and risk management. The fund focuses on global themes rather than on regional or geographic issues, according to Bill ...

Australia as Asian hub a pipe dream

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
Australia's hopes of becoming the primary Asian financial hub, as espoused recently by MLC chief executive Steve Tucker, are in severe need of a reality check, according to FTSE's Asia Pacific managing director Paul Hoff. Speaking during a whistlestop ...