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Prime Super restructures equities portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... said the fund has terminated enhanced passive mandates with State Street and BGI within the fund's $220 million global equities portfolio. The fund awarded $77 million each to the AQR Global Enhanced Equity Fund and PanAgora Dynamic Global Equity Fund. ...

Cashed up AustralianSuper ready to pounce

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... The $33 billion AustralianSuper is considering reducing its 6 per cent cash holdings and allocating more into global equities, unlisted infrastructure and other asset classes by the end of the year. Bernie Fraser, independent director and AustralianSuper ...

Bottoms up

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... biggest driver of a stock's performance is how much profit it makes," said Didier Lenouvel, associate director of global equities at Fidelity Investment Managers in London. "There is only so much influence a host country can have on profits. Putting ...

FuturePlus seeks more alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... these classes will come from existing international equities holdings. "Global listed infrastructure has beaten global equities over a very long time, and has lower volatility so it's a little bit more conservative. "And global real estate, even though ...

Fed bearing gift of QE2

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... purchases from them are growing almost as much as China shipments to them. Don't you think it's a bit ironic that global equities rally because of a strong China while at the same time blaming China for their economic misfortune? Never mind. November ...

Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... which provided a constant headwind for Japanese exporters over the past 15 to 20 years," Jeremy Podger, head of global equities at Threadneedle Asset Management told Financial Standard. "Japanese investors would have been much better off diversifying ...

Sutton seeks global eq managers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
Australia-based fund managers looking to win global equities and bonds mandates can turn to the UK's Sutton Council, which is looking to award up to $200 million in mandates. According to a tender statement, the Sutton Council is looking to appoint ...

BTIM adds PM to macro strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... Strategies boutique generates alpha using market neutral, top-down strategies in each major asset class including global equities, global bonds and global currency. "We invest across different asset classes so that even if one particular strategy, say ...

Global equities hurt NZ Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... remains heavily exposed. The fund's assets stood at NZ$16.2 billion, of which nearly 64 per cent is invested in "global equities", which includes Australian shares. Just over 8 per cent is allocated to infrastructure, while 7.6 per cent is in global ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... long term objective," said David Murray, chair of the Future Fund board of guardians. Alternative investments and global equities were the chief beneficiaries of the fund's changing asset allocation. The fund's alternatives program grew from 5 per cent ...