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Hedge fund investors win in fees makeover

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
Only around one-third of outperformance from skill should go to hedge fund managers in the form of fees, with the rest going to the investor according to new research from Towers Watson. In the research, 'Hedge fund investing - opportunities and challenges' ...

Property syndicates attracting overseas investment

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... invest into quality assets with lower gearing, conservative payout ratios, increased transparency and more alignment of interest. "This is certainly positive for the industry, with the retail syndicate market generally providing 8% or greater cash return. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... Wednesday's local session to be on the big retail banks' response to Tuesday's half a percentage point cut to the official interest rate. "I think that's now the key thing to keep an eye out on," Ms Chan said. Making news on Wednesday, ANZ Banking Group ...

Stay or stay away this May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... of producing the budget surplus in a situation where there's acknowledged economic weaknesses and calls for reducing interest rates just doesn't make sense." Australian equities may yet have its "sell in May" realised. But back to America. Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
The Australian dollar has risen slightly after weakness following the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate cut. The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... slightly higher as confidence grows in the local market following gains in resources stocks and on high expectations of an interest rate cut. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.4 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,404 points ...

BT launches no margin call loan

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
BT Financial Group has launched its 'next generation' of geared equity products in response to renewed investor interest, due to low volatility in the Australian share markets. The Westpac-owned wealth manager is offering investors the BT Professional ...

Asgard launches new website for advisers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... also offers processing and reporting of current information regarding key client reports and mailings including pre-paid interest offers, annual pension review letters, S290/personal tax deduction letters, investor reports, tax reports, annual audit ...

FOFA will not be delayed: Minter Ellison

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... Ellison. Girgis said that the federal government, which will make the legislation voluntary from 1 July 2012, but had no interest in delaying the process. Minter Ellison also suggested that a fee-for-service model poses the risk of producing tired advice ...

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... returns are explained by Australian shares losing 6% over the 12 months to end March 2012. In contrast, domestic fixed interest and direct property both earned 10% and international fixed interest earned 11%. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default ...