Fund of the Year three-peat for HostPlus

Makybe Diva did it. Now HostPlus has won three in a row taking out the 2008 SuperRatings Fund of the Year award. David Elia, who inherited a fractured board as chief executive of HostPlus only a few years ago, has turned the fund around to be innovative from an investment point of view, but also … Read more

10 Strategies for tough times

Interesting times? The industry’s favourite euphemism of the past six weeks needs to be retired. For investment professionals, this should be an unabashedly exciting time, the moment when their decisions and actions on behalf of clients will have the greatest impact.

Sticking to the old strategic asset allocation might not be good enough in a world that seems set for profound change. That is, however, one of a number of potential strategies that MICHAEL BAILEY, GREG BRIGHT, SIMON MUMME and STEPHEN SHORE discuss with investment decision-makers over the following pages.

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10 Strategies for tough times

Interesting times? The industry’s favourite euphemism of the past six weeks needs to be retired. For investment professionals, this should be an unabashedly exciting time, the moment when their decisions and actions on behalf of clients will have the greatest impact. Sticking to the old strategic asset allocation might not be good enough in a world that seems set for profound change. That is, however, one of a number of potential strategies that MICHAEL BAILEY, GREG BRIGHT, SIMON MUMME and STEPHEN SHORE discuss with investment decision-makers over the following pages.

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Shorting ban brings extended public holiday to market: Plato

The extended ban on short-selling, an abrupt regulatory measure aimed at restoring stability in the domestic market, has reduced liquidity while fuelling intra-day volatility, an analysis from Plato Investment Management has found. Meanwhile late last month the $5 billion Equipsuper industry fund, which became one of the most prominent opponents of predatory short-selling when it … Read more

Shorting ban brings extended public holiday to market: Plato

The extended ban on short-selling, an abrupt regulatory measure aimed at restoring stability in the domestic market, has reduced liquidity while fuelling intra-day volatility, an analysis from Plato Investment Management has found. Meanwhile late last month the $5 billion Equipsuper industry fund, which became one of the most prominent opponents of predatory short-selling when it … Read more

The Filipino LPT: brought to you by Ken Atchison

The Philippine Government is readying to pass legislation enabling a domestic listed property trust (LPT) market after more than two years of advice from external professionals including Melbourne based property consultant Ken Atchison. Atchison, who heads specialist property consultancy Atchison Consultants, has advised the Filipino House of Representatives and the country’s stock exchange to introduce … Read more

The Filipino LPT: brought to you by Ken Atchison

The Philippine Government is readying to pass legislation enabling a domestic listed property trust (LPT) market after more than two years of advice from external professionals including Melbourne based property consultant Ken Atchison. Atchison, who heads specialist property consultancy Atchison Consultants, has advised the Filipino House of Representatives and the country’s stock exchange to introduce … Read more

Russell gets more active in cash handling for overlays

For the past year Acorn Capital has been trying to launch a pre-IPO fund investing in Australian companies just before they join its familiar microcap universe. While a number of institutional clients have shown interest, the fund is yet to secure a single signature as markets have continued their journey south. “It has not been … Read more