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Mercer and MLC top IC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... implemented consulting survey in Australian shares and international shares respectively. The latest Rainmaker Information/CPG Research & Advisory found Mercer topped the Australian shares table losing 1.5 per cent followed by Russell which lost almost ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... the June share price index futures contract had dropped 104 points to 3736, on a volume of 14,954 contracts. Head of research at Shaw Stockbroking, Tim Buckley, said concerns about the US banking sector was dragging the Australian market down. "The whole ...

Perpetual starts legal proceedings to claim funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... of the Saphir documents are properly applied by BNYT." In February this year, Mahogany Capital asked Structured Credit Research & Advisory Ltd to price the collateral held by BNYT. The firm estimated that as at 20 February, Mahogany Notes Series I collateral ...

Top 10 budget quotes

... catch up." - John Randall, Deloitte Superannuation Partner On the halving of annual concessional contribution caps, ASFA research found this measure will impact less than 4 per cent of people who salary sacrifice into super. "This means that the arrangements ...

Aspen fund holds 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... transparency. As a result, the fund now has updated independent asset valuations, solid income returns and revised ratings research. The fund posted an 8 per cent return over a year to April. The Lonsec report noted a number of fund strengths including ...

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
The total deficit of FTSE 100 pension schemes in March has widened to $100 billion, a new research found. The total deficit of FTSE 100 pension schemes in March ballooned to $100 billion - a deterioration of $171 billon from 12 months ago, according ...

Netwealth drops 13 funds from menu

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... following the feedback of its advisers. "The main criteria we look at when adding a fund, is adviser dealer support and research," he said. "We are driven by advisers' demand, so we don't proactively go out and look for new opportunities." "We are certainly ...

ING IM backs Asian bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
Bond managers may need to review their allocation to Asian debt after ING Investment Management research found the region's bonds present better value than many developed countries. Research conducted by the firm found debt issued by Asian countries ...

S&P retains 'five stars' rating on Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... and process remained largely unchanged. The fund includes six portfolio managers and an allocation to a 'best ideas' research analyst portfolio. A key change is the ability for the portfolio to allocate up to 10 per cent to emerging markets, a move the ...

Liongate snags $1 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... some new mandates in this current environment is because of our focus on liquidity," said Ben Funk, partner and head of research and quantitative risk management at Liongate. "We wanted to have [a] strategy where we're shifting the weight in our portfolio. ...