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ING IM tailored to suit

... up their investment style a notch. For example, gone are the days when the debate centered on debt and equity or passive versus active because institutions and other investors are more interested to talk about alpha/beta, alternatives, private equity ...

All about Eve

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007
... earlier than men. But the down side of this trend is that money can't buy love and with all the complexities of alpha females versus beta males, rich women are apparently an intimidating prospect for many men on less spectacular incomes. This new lifestyle ...

When insurance matters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... after which he received $4.6 million in benefits, including $1.5 million in trauma care and $460,000 in income protection, versus around $1 million before he received insurance advice. "Without the insurance put in place by the Bourkes, I would have ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
... "The BRIC markets are driving global growth. Consensus is that BRIC economies will grow at over 9.5 per cent this year versus broader emerging markets at about 8.3 per cent versus developed markets at about 2.5 per cent. So certainly GDP growth that ...

Consumers worry about value, not fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007
... structure, there is no preference for 'fee for service', commission, or a mix of both. The debate is not about fee for service versus commission, it's about the provision of quality advice and the overall outcome," said Dan Powell, ING Australia executive ...

International ETFs debut on ASX

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2007
... and MSCI Japan. The main attraction is the cost, with investors only paying 9 basis points to invest in the S&P 500 fund versus an average of 178 basis points for a conventional US equity fund. An iShares S&P Global 100 cost 40 basis points against an ...

Australia versus economic escargot

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
France may be broke according to its Prime Minister, who has been airing his financial dirty linen in Corsica, but Australia by all reports is a fiscal high achiever. During a trip to Corsica, France's Prime Minister, Francois Fillon made the unpopular ...

The long and the short of JANA

... million. The former returned nearly 30 per cent against its benchmark's 27 per cent. The latter gained only 6.6 per cent versus its benchmark's 9.4 per cent. But Coombe said, "While the Global Long Short has underperformed its benchmark, much of this ...

The real choice battlefront: direct versus intermediated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
InvestmentLink's latest super choice index confirms that funds without either very strong distribution networks or powerful brands able to attract self-directed investors will struggle to gain momentum under super choice. The report is based on InvestmentLink's ...

GoldLink loses luster

... in the process of being realised. The unaudited net tangible assets as at 31 July was $28 million or 22 cents per share, versus the previous year's reported net tangible assets of $1.095 per share. Michelle Baltazar