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	Options Generate Better Returns SIRCA researcher, Dr Elvis Jarnecic, has found Options generate better returns following the release of a report commissioned by Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) that calls into question the practice employed by the majority of Fund Managers of tracking an index such as the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index. More Download Report
	An Examination of the Market Impact Costs of Active Australian Equity Managers This research, by SIRCA's David R. Gallagher and Adrian Looi, examines the implicit transaction costs incurred by active Australian equity managers, and specifically quantifies the performance leakage arising from market impact in securities trading. This study was sponsored by Mercer Investment Consulting. Download Report
	Does Excellence in Business Strategy Pay? SIRCA says Yes. Business Excellence Australia (a Division of Standards Australia) commissioned SIRCA to conduct a study on all ASX listed "Australian Business Excellence Award" winners. SIRCA found that Australian Business Excellence winning organisations outperformed the Australian All Ords Index by 3.5 to 1.

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Government and its agencies
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