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Schroders wins business from super portfolio review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... lot about the ways we approach asset allocation be it within fixed income portfolios - the allocation between sovereign versus credit or broader diversified portfolios," he said. This is translating into more business for the fund manager across fixed ...

Stimulexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... they expected? And this is what's confusing the markets at this point in time: The popular pressure to rein in the deficit versus the economic pressure to grow sufficiently to start creating jobs. But don't be confused about the markets' confusion because ...

Star ratings face predictability test

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
... choosing a higher-rated fund. For example, Advisor Perspectives found that a five-star rated balanced fund underperformed versus its four-star equivalent and a three-star rated US equity fund underperformed versus its two-star equivalent. But Morningstar's ...

Men behaving womanly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... childhood and young adult ages," it said. This means that males born today can expect to live to the ripe old age of 79 versus females at 84 years old. This is equivalent to a mortality gap of less than five years compared to the seven years-plus gap ...

Health Super overhauls brand

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... of the 5,000 people surveyed said they feel better about industry funds after watching the ads featuring Bernie Fraser, versus 32.6 per cent for Colonial First State's 'We will work harder' campaign, 30 per cent for MLC (It's time in the market) and ...

Super funds on the mend: SelectingSuper

... -1.4 per cent. SelectingSuper noted the lead could be because master trusts have a higher exposure to the listed markets versus their not-for-profit counterparts. For example, in March this year, master trusts were trailing not-for-profit funds by an ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... inflation outlook, the BoC is also worried about the negative economic impact of the Canadian dollar's sharp appreciation versus the US dollar in recent months. Like the Australian dollar, the Canadian currency has been boosted by the rally in commodity ...

Frontier takes tough stance against asset-based fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... majority of the outperformance end up getting eaten away in manager fees. But addressing the misalignment of fund manager versus client interest cannot be resolved by simply changing the fee model. Miller said that a performance-based fee model could ...

High fees barrier to infrastructure mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... manager Rare Infrastructure, also pointed out it was important to differentiate between these externally managed vehicles versus "pure" listed infrastructure funds, for example. "You've got additional fees and the performance fees are higher... there's ...

Future Fund trumps market, but only just

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... (ex-Telstra) in the latest quarter, marginally more than what was delivered by asset sector benchmarks. A June quarter versus September quarter analysis of the numbers shed some light on how the fund's investment strategy stacked up. Based on Rainmaker ...