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Superannuation

Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected calls by Germany to increase hedge fund regulation, saying responsible macroeconomic government policies are a better solution.

Overseas investors target Aussie super fund cash flows

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
Large numbers of overseas investment managers are targeting Australian super funds as they look to profit from the huge cash flows on offer, according to deputy managing director of Frontier Investment Consulting, Kristian Fok.

Macq and UNSW do the maths

Macquarie Bank has teamed up with academics at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) to develop a faster mathematical method to calculate the risks of investing in highly complex finance products.

Institutions more comfortable with hedge funds: State Street

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
State Street's third institutional investor hedge fund study shows more institutional investors are comfortable investing in hedge funds today than 12 months ago.

Quadrant leads super funds investors to buy Red Rooster

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Quadrant Private Equity has led its super fund investors to buy Australian Fast Foods (AFF), owner of the Red Rooster and Chicken Treat brands, for $180 million.

Fund managers better buyers than sellers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Fund managers being too optimistic about investments they have selected are inadvertently hurting their performance by making poor selling decisions, said quantitative research specialist Inalytics.

BlackRock accumulating mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
BlackRock has secured a number of strong mandates already in 2007, including a $470 million mandate from the Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) and an $80m mandate from TASPLAN.

Portfolio Partners offsets co2 with tree-planting program

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2007
Portfolio Partners has announced a partnership with CO2 Australia to sequester its greenhouse gas emissions by planting mallee eucalyptus trees in NSW and Victoria.

Mortgage brokers bounce back in latest mystery shop

Mortgage and Finance brokers have beaten stereotypes to come up well in a survey of 104 members by the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia, contrasting sharply with a recent CHOICE magazine report criticising the integrity of brokers selling ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
Funds under management from Australian investors surged $213 billion or 18 per cent during 2006 to reach nearly $1.4 trillion, according to figures released in the latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report.