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NY family office compared to hedge fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... the purpose of advising small public companies on alternative forms of financing and co-investing in deals before shifting focus during the GFC. From 2009, Fairhills Group has been primarily managing capital investments of the Bronson family office in ...

Major product changes ahead for planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2012
... transform their dealership services offering to bring next generation dealership services to aligned dealer groups with a focus on succession planning. "We all know the number one issue facing these business is succession planning. We have to start thinking ...

Advisers should rethink China exposure

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... Value Partners. "So in China - they'll buy you China Mobile, Petrol China, ICBC, the big names." "But regional funds can focus on the small and medium cap as well to find real value for a better risk/return profile than just going for large cap," said ...

Details still needed on opt-in: ANZ Wealth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
The devil will be in the detail of the new requirements on opt-in according to ANZ Wealth, with a number of issues still to consider. The government yesterday released its amendment to the FOFA legislation relating to the controversial requirement ...

Benchmarks allow funds to abdicate responsibility: Future Fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... not - hoping to bias the portfolio to risks you believe have a strong return potential but the process definitely needs to focus on the process of risk allocation rather than return."

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... reporters in Perth that "China's steel production is slowing as the world's fastest-growing major economy starts to shift to focus more on consumers than large building projects" (Bloomberg). Commodities tumbled, stocks followed as the commentariat picked ...

CFSGAM tops global UNPRI rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... its global listed infrastructure portfolio outperforming the bottom-rated stocks by more than 20% during the GFC. CFSGAM focus on integrating ESG into investment processes to make the best possible investment decision in addition to encouraging better ...

AIOFP selects OneVue platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... Independently Owned Financial Planners has selected the OneVue platform as a new private label solution for its members, with a focus on SMSFs. The Association of Independently Owned Financial Planners (AIOFP) said OneVue's UMA platform would deliver ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... economies growing strongly to provide conditions for wealth in our communities - that's sustainability," said Atkin. "We don't focus enough in our industry on beta, on the actual economic conditions and our role in supporting productive economies. There's ...

Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... investment research and portfolio manager, Skandia Investment Group in the UK. "It is rare to find managers with this laser focus on a client's outcome combined with the technical skill to execute sophisticated, but common sense risk management programme. ...