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Right on target: Vanguard

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... depending on their age and time to retirement. The study also found a big gap between the share allocation of target-date versus non-target date investors based on their age. For example, the equity allocation of target-date investors fell by more than ...

PLUM's new chief to push comms

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... global financial crisis. This year's results saw 8.8 per cent of participants respond to the online consolidation campaign, versus 5.01 per cent of those who received mail outs. "It's more important than ever to continue these forms of communications. ...

Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... of between 20 and 30 Australian stocks. The MSIM Australia strategy has generated an annualised return of 11.2 per cent versus a S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index return of 2.4 per cent as at October 31, 2008 since its inception in July 2005. "Our approach ...

Quant and quals brave the bear

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Quantitative versus qualitative managers - who's been battered worse amid the global financial crisis? According to two industry experts, both have had their share of joy and pain surviving the second half of 2008. Rohan Walsh, partner and fund manager ...

No more short-selling: IML

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... full stop'. This follows the lifting of the interim ban on shorting non-financial stocks and the ongoing debate on 'naked' versus 'covered' short selling. Tagliaferro argued that the stock exchange's primary role is to ensure the allocation of capital ...

Four in five happy with their super: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... over the same period. The survey once again confirmed the gap between how people aged 25 to 39 years old view their super versus those aged 50 to 69 years old - providing opportunities for public offer funds keen to attract or retain their members. For ...

Mass modular advice to boost savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... issue as the former financial services policy officer of consumer body CHOICE. "This is not a debate about complete advice versus simple advice but rather about people getting no advice versus giving them simple advice," he said. But can super funds ...

Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... of financial advice must be considered when comparing performance, an issue often overlooked in the debate about retail versus industry funds, said Colonial First State head of strategy, Nicolette Rubinsztein. The industry debate on the differences between ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... equity funds have continued to perform in the top two quartiles for most periods, with the property funds performing well versus its peers this year. Despite the downturn in FUM, Morris is positive about the future performance of BT. "We are... in a ...

PIS calls for industry and retail ceasefire

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... and provide advice on a greater scale." Evans comments come the group's chief executive, Robbie Bennetts, said the fee versus commission debate is a distraction from the real issue of ensuring Australians have enough savings to retire on. "Instead of ...