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Bookmakers Super boosts liquidity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Bookmakers Super Fund has improved the liquidity of its balanced investment strategies, increasing the cash levels of its Balanced Pension by more than $10 million to $12 million. The fund's December update said "pleasing progress" had been made to ...

Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... acquisition scenario plays out, you end up with vastly different outcomes in relative market power, and this is where the focus should be. For example, if AMP wins the race for AXA, the top three platform players will have almost identical market share ...

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
In a pivotal stance signalling the importance of oil and gold in superannuation portfolios, BT Financial Group has made key investment changes to its super products to include direct exposure to commodities. The firm completed its strategic asset allocation ...

Aberdeen fund gets S&P three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... strategy also changed in October 2008, when it evolved from a capital stable fund to a fund with a sustainable income yield focus. "S&P considers the strategy change positively and believes the sustainable real-yield focus of the fund is a better way ...

AQR receives strong ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... other multi-strategy hedge fund, choosing securities from the bottom up. "Furthermore, the DELTA Fund also requires strong focus on risk management, given the dynamic nature of the trading strategies employed." In their report on the fund, S&P said ...

Funds under management post record jump

RAINMAKER GROUP IS THE OWNER OF FINANCIAL STANDARD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... reach $7.9 billion, but this recovery does not, however, dilute the fact that the market has overwhelmingly switched its focus to 'sustainable' overlays rather than specifically nominating SRI mandates, notwithstanding the vagueness of what this term ...

Shadforth signs direct shares deal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... answer for us to support client demands for more sophisticated investment outcomes which increasingly require a greater focus on direct assets and the ability to report and manage tax outcomes at the consolidated level," said Bedding. The announcement ...

Company sales earnings on hold till 2011: Zurich

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... overall, local listed companies posted reasonable profits due to aggressive cost cutting strategies but these companies must focus on output for the next year. "For the second round of growth we need to see the top line growth - we need to see a growth ...

Tower pursues more insurance mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Tower will aggressively tender for more mandates next year as the firm forecasts further super fund consolidation and insurance reviews to come, said Geoff Black, chief executive of group life and investments. Tower's $600 million deal with AustralianSuper ...

Securitor adds planners and expands research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... research, Piers Bolger, to the team and developing more research for its financial planners. The dealer group's research focus is part of an overall strategy to retain a broad Approved Product List (APL) that includes Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) ...