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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 ...

Bond index returns beat active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... head of retail at Vanguard Investments. But Bowerman is quick to point out that the argument should not be around active versus passive, but more about building a clients portfolio using a core that is indexed to control costs and lower overall risk. ...

SuperChoice signs TOWER super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
... admin-related transactions online. "By capturing the transactions electronically and doing straight through processing (STP) versus paper-based, the cost differential for the fund can be as much as 500 to 1," he said. It also means that TOWER can reduce ...

Thin line between values and money

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... give any more added value advising him on M&As or investments advice...but what I can do is help him look at his pre-tax versus post-tax earnings to help him achieve his goals of giving that a lot to charity," he said. While not everyone dreams of the ...

More room to slash super fees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... whether the fund is corporate, retail or industry. Some analyses were also split between fees charged by defined benefit (DB) versus defined contribution (DC) plans. The key finding is that many funds are, for the most part, below or just above the magic ...

Aus custody back on uptrend, NCS still tops

ACSA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... per cent. But going the opposite way, total settlement transaction volumes fell by 17 per cent in the six months to June versus its marginal increase the half-year previous. Bryan Gray, ACSA chair, said the fall in transaction volumes this year but growth ...

Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... get our brand to those regions at the fraction of cost to advertise the brand at that level," said Mecchi on sponsorship versus other forms of advertising. HOSTPLUS also sponsors the new AFL Gold Coast Football Club. Not to be outdone, the $12 billion ...

Liquidity flow versus trade flow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
There is no mistaking that in the battle between the bulls and the bears, the thundering herd of male cows have got the upper hand over the past six months. Investor sentiment has changed from fearing being in the market to dreading missing out. Despite ...

SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... cent two years ago, pre GFC. Meanwhile small caps have received lower interest from investors, now sitting at 6 per cent versus 12 per cent two years ago. Dividend yield and below or at value stock prices number among the reasons why SMSFs are favouring ...