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Investment

New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
An experimental index-filtering exchange-traded fund could one day put professional stock-pickers out of a job, the product's developer has said.

NAB buys 35pc stake in AREA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The National Australia Bank has bought a 35 per cent interest in a global real estate fund manager, increasing its exposure to property in North America, Europe and Asia.

Westpac launches Bank of Victoria

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
St.George bank branches in Victoria are renamed Bank of Melbourne giving the Westpac subsidiary a fresh identity within the state.

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Attractive valuations, a predicted rise in industrial consolidation and the possibility of a depreciating currency are leading some fund managers to believe that the time is now to invest in Japan.

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
As investors spend time weighing up the pros and cons of investing in Asian growth assets, other emerging markets, with some of the most attractive trading valuations, are often overlooked.

Retail bank deposits hit $62bn in Dec qtr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Driven by high at-call interest rates and the post-GFC austerity wave, consumers are flocking to retail deposit accounts with $62 billion deposited in the December quarter alone.

Perennial tactical move pays off

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Less than two years since launch, the Perennial Tactical Income Trust has raised almost $100 million, appealing to financial advisers drawn to the fund's approach to fixed interest.

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
State Street's Australian business is again recognised by the Federal Government as an 'employer of choice' for women.

Converging techniques give investors more options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
A convergence of investment techniques used by traditional and alternative managers is giving investors more confidence to try asset classes and styles they previously would have avoided, said a visiting European fund expert.

Hunter Hall launches two equity funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Fund manager Hunter Hall taps into rising financial adviser demand for global equities with the launch of a fully-hedged global equities fund and an Asian equities fund.