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Vanguard arms investors with Plain Talk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
... Plain Talk Guide format. The guides cover seven different topics including superannuation, building your investment portfolio, understanding indexing, investing for income and realistic market expectations. Available in hard copy, HTML and PDF formats ...

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 ...

ACT govt funds adopt sustainable investing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The ACT Government's $1.4 billion Superannuation Provision Account investment portfolio is set to adopt the United Nations (UN) Principles for Responsible Investment and implement a risk-based approach to its investment decisions, following recommendations ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Asia Pacific region's 2.6 million new high net worth individuals are providing some insights into 'investment styles of the rich and famous,' according to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini's 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. According to the report ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
With easy money gone following the sub-prime fallout, an industry expert has urged investors to re-assess how diversified their investment portfolios are and whether they can withstand further market volatility. Damien Crowley, general manager of adviser ...

Zenith rates EII Global 'highly recommended'

... Professional Series because global property is now recognised as an important inclusion in a diversified investment portfolio. In the five years to 2006, the global listed property securities market more than trebled to $900 billion. Shepherd said Lonsec ...

On the sub-prime defensive

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... investment in a Federation US residential mortgage backed security representing 4.8 per cent of Council's total investment portfolio. Manly defended its choice in the Federation product considering it's Standard & Poor's AAA rating meets the NSW Local ...

GoldLink loses luster

Fund manager GoldLink is the latest victim of the volatile sharemarket and has announced on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that it will wind down its investment portfolios and return money to investors. Ratings agency Standard & Poor's Fund ...

Matrix re-signs Oasis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
... Asset Management. Matrix will continue to use the Oasis platform to offer its superannuation master trust and investment portfolio service to the retail market. This comes after AFS Group renewed its strategy portfolio agreement with Oasis in July. "The ...

US securitisation provisions cost Mariner Bridge

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2007
... making any further investments in this segment. Our exposure will naturally fall as a per cent of the total investment portfolio as the investment portfolio grows." US securitisation currently makes up 9 per cent of the investment portfolio. About 45 ...