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Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Due to investor appetite for yield and safe-haven sectors, global listed property had significantly outperformed most major asset classes during 2012, a research paper reveals today. While fund performance has been impressive in an absolute sense, the ...

Still pent-up demand as ETFs celebrate record year

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to become a much larger part of the Australian wealth creation industry, according InStreet Investments managing director George Lucas. The investment specialist says you only need to look at how developed the ETF ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... against the US dollar as eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels after last week's EU budget deal. Supermarkets were in focus on Monday as a Europe-wide food fraud scandal over horsemeat sold as beef deepened over the weekend as Romania denied responsibility ...

Policy team reshuffles at ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... also been promoted to the role of general manager, policy operations. "Tony will provide oversight of the policy team and focus specifically on internal operations, including coordination of all policy work such as submissions and member communications ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... Selvarajah, CEO of Bell Direct, attributes the company's out- performance in the customer satisfaction stakes to its continued focus on optimising the trader experience. Despite sustained volatility in global markets dampening online trading appetites ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... positions and transactions. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said the rankings reflected the company's continued focus on improving the trader experience. He added that continued volatility in world markets had seen trading appetites remain ...

Water fund recommended

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Rating agency Zenith has recommended the Blue Sky Water Fund, which trades physical water assets that it says are uncorrelated to mainstream investments. The Blue Sky Water Fund is an unlisted fund operating in the alternatives space which focuses on ...

Future Fund returns 12.8% for 2012

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... of long-term returns, the Future Fund thinks that it is important to maintain a disciplined medium-to-long-term view, and focus on diversification, he said. Global equities, debt securities and Australian equities made up more than half the fund in 2012. ...

William Blair ramps up bid to win super fund mandates

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
Chicago-based investment manager William Blair has stepped up its bid to penetrate the Australian superannuation fund market by bringing senior investment and distribution executives to Sydney to present to asset consultants and ratings houses. Head ...

Super funds get serious about social media

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Facebook campaign. Buchan argues that while risk management is essential when using social media, it shouldn't be the main focus. "People inevitably talk about brands, whether it's online or in person. The difference with social media is that companies ...