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Regal bags hedge fund award

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... a panel of industry judges from across Asia. Eurekahedge is one of the world's largest independent data providers and research houses for alternative investments. The Amazon Market Neutral fund has returned more than 14 per cent per year on average ...

Wealth transfer strategies top adviser books

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... financial planners that will 'inherit the earth' are those with the best wealth transfer strategies to recommend to clients, research shows. Latest data from the Lifeplan Financial Advice Satisfaction Index show that 61.6 per cent of 400 clients surveyed ...

NAB gains more time on AXA deal

ASX RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
AXA Asia Pacific, AXA SA and NAB have each agreed to extend the period for NAB to satisfy concerns raised by ACCC till 15 June this year. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said last month it would oppose NAB's proposal to buy ...

Australian Ethical CIO resigns

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... chief investment officer Martin Halloran has resigned to take up an undisclosed senior role in public service. Head of research James Jordan will assume his post in the interim. Phillip Vernon, chief executive of Australian Ethical said while the group ...

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... funds from one super fund to another are most likely to choose AustralianSuper, followed by AMP, PSS and QSuper, new research shows. According to CoreData's latest survey of 595 individuals, 9.9 per cent would consider moving their funds into AustralianSuper ...

Fixed income gains pace among SMSFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... sentiment towards fixed income investments, as attractive yields and increasing interest rates draw investor interest, new research shows. According to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Trends Survey, investments in fixed-interest instruments, such ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... banking, and comparatively lower level of new searches in funds management and financial planning, including in investment research and senior planning executives. Johnson predicts there will be more executive demand to come on the back of potential ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
One of the world's largest fixed-income managers, Western Asset Management, has launched a new absolute return credit fund aimed at exploiting credit opportunities amid volatile markets. Speaking at the Legg Mason Investment Symposium in Sydney yesterday ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) briefing yesterday, Cooper called on the attendees to look more closely at research that suggests industry competition drove fees down. "The corporate master trust market is one where it is sometimes argued ...

New performance reporting standards for retail funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... large account balance holders where members can receive fee rebates that significantly lower their effective fee rates. Research groups are being briefed about the guideline changes that come into force in five weeks on 1st July. There will be a two ...