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Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... game [for many managers] is about beating the benchmark and managing to tracking error limits, which in turn makes them focus on certain stocks and hence just bids up share prices, making these stocks a riskier investment. "However, if you aim at low ...

Two ANZ appointments for merged Asia/Pac business

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... Customer Experience and Business Productivity. Commenting on the appointments, Thursby said: "We have previously increased our focus on in-country execution, cross-business and geographical connectivity by including Retail Banking Asia Pacific in Gilles' ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... eye on the market rather than the big race, it was the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monthly board meeting that was the focus of their attention. Some 12 of the 15 economists surveyed by AAP said they expected the central bank to cut the cash rate ...

Christian Super appoints State Street as custodian

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... data on our unlisted trusts," he said. "Accessing this information via our custodian will free up our investment team to focus on investment decisions that generate the best retirement outcomes for our members." Ian Martin, senior vice president and ...

Westpac warns tough year ahead

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... completed the 'heavy lifting phase' of increasing its balance sheet but maintained that the bank would continue to keep a strong focus on managing costs. The result showed efficiency savings of more than $238 million. "Strengthening our balance sheet ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... Both publications were purchased by News Limited earlier this year. "Clearly a return on this capital is being sought. A focus of the Eureka Report is on paid subscriptions by trustees of self -managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) and by other retail ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Bennelong Funds Management says that those focused on SMSF demand are missing the mark in terms of advisers main business focus. He explained that SMSF is certainly keeping advisers and accountants busy but it is being far eclipsed by the need to prop ...

David Hunt joins RI Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... proven success in partnering with practices to drive strategic initiatives." "This appointment forms part of our continued focus and commitment to business growth across RI's practices," he said. In his new role Hunt will be lead the team supporting ...

New emerging market dividend fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... Emerging Markets Dividend Growth Fund at the beginning of 2010, which it said was probably the first emerging market fund to focus on dividend growth investing. Somerset Capital is an emerging market equities specialist with offices in London and Singapore. ...

With or without China we're not cactus: James

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... to go, we believe it is currently where Japan was in 1968," James explains. "Beyond China, there will be a broader Asian focus over the next 10 to 15 years." While James admits that the EU remains a basket case, he says investors shouldn't underestimate ...