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Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... million per year in four years - making it more important than ever that advisers get on board the tech revolution. New research from tech firm Ovum shows 35 per cent of global shipments in 2015 will be in the Asia-Pacific region, a staggering growth ...

Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
New research from the US on hedge funds suggest managers with smarter risk analytics embedded within their investment approach will emerge as this year's mandate winners. In a January US survey of investor concerns, three out of four respondents want ...

ARIA boosts property sustainability

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... its ESG agenda. These include collaborations with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Regnan Governance Research and Engagement and Investor Group on Climate Change, among others.

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... that was fine if the returns were better, but they're not," she said, quoting 10-year performance figures. Rainmaker research shows the not-for-profit sector returned 5.3 per cent per year to 30 November, while retail funds returned 3.5 per cent. Meanwhile ...

Researcher van Eyk appoints two, Ruddock departs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Research house van Eyk loses a senior investment analyst to UBS this month and has since made two new appointments to its analyst team. Caitlin Ruddock left her role at van Eyk after four years to join UBS this month as the research house and consultant ...

Insync hires senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
Former head of research and portfolio manager at Seilern Investment Management in London, Bob Desmond, has joined international equity fund manager, Insync Funds Management as senior portfolio manager. Desmond raises the investment team numbers to four ...

AFA launch QLD flood appeal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... foundation has previously supported victims of the Victorian bushfires, in addition to significant funds raised for MS Research Australia, Make-A-Wish Australia and Save the Children. Contributions to the appeal can be made at http://www.afa.asn.au/m ...

Plato poaches GMO quant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... with Mark Thompson joining the boutique fund as a senior portfolio manager. Thompson joins Plato from GMO, where he led research into equity valuation models and enhancements to portfolio construction for GMO's long-short funds. The appointment marks ...

Continuum returns 12.4pc

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... the ASX300. "We run a disciplined investment process so rather than making fundamental calls on a daily basis, all our research goes into deploying our quantitative skills. It's a rules-based process and all the work goes into ascertaining what those ...

Count Financial taps AMP for research exec

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Count Financial fills the void left by Rachel Griffith, its former senior executive in research and product, with a new appointment announced today. The group has named former AMP Financial Planning research manager, Brendan Irwin, as its senior executive ...