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Asset completes investment review

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009

... process, including changes to the fund's cash, international and Australian equities, alternative and international fixed interest mandates. Recently, the trustees approved Mercer's recommendation to transition the Australian Fixed Interest assets totalling ...

Not bullish enough, maybe

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009

... now left the gloom and doom of the global financial crisis behind and is now walking into the gloom and doom of rising interest rates. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will meet this week to assess current economic and monetary policy conditions and ...

Zurich's three-year health check spur mandate changes

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009

... cut its benchmark weighting to local real estate investment trusts. In addition, the fund's Australian and global fixed interest sectors have been combined and the investment team will now refer to a single fixed income benchmark. "If you look at the ...

Lucky, lucky, lucky

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009

... it would be good. Recession? What recession? Well ok, no recession. But now we have to battle the prospect of rising interest rates. Boy, oh boy. Problems never end, do they? But I bet Australian businesses would rather pay higher interest rates as long ...

Shared equity property posts 21pc growth

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009

... rate of return per annum in the past year. Ben Skilbeck, executive director at Rismark, said the strategy is attracting interest from super funds looking for greater diversification. "Australian shares, international shares, hedge funds and AREITs are ...

Price of banning commissions will be high: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009

Banning adviser commissions would fix conflict of interest distortions but the price may be advice becoming too expensive, and the advice industry becoming unsustainable, said Treasury in its submission to the Ripoll Inquiry. "Such a ban would eliminate ...

CFS GAM hires short-term cash manager

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009

... manager in the short-term investments team. Ross previously worked as a senior portfolio manager - macro markets - fixed interest at AMP Capital Investors. In this role, he will monitor transactional activity and analysis across the fund manager's cash ...

Bookmakers Super hit by liquidity issues

COMPANY RELEASES | WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009

... Balanced Investment Strategies could place existing member accounts at risk. The strategies invest in direct shares, fixed interest, mortgages and property. The global credit crisis has resulted in some of the Balanced Investment Strategies mortgage ...

Almost Per-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009

... nonetheless. As home prices continue grow healthier, homeowners would start feeling wealthier. "I feel lucky punk!" Ultra low interest rates, government hand outs, regenerating wealth - through rising equities and emerging signs of home improvement (see ...

QIC boosts fixed interest team

COMPANY RELEASE | TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009

The $65 billion QIC has appointed two former NAB and Cheyne Capital Management executives to its global fixed interest team. QIC Global Fixed Interest has appointed Andrew Ticehurst as senior portfolio manager, GFI Macro and Max Bulloch as senior portfolio ...

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Federal Court lifts Merhi's travel ban

KARREN VERGARA

Former financial adviser Ferras Merhi is now free to travel as the Federal Court lifted travel restraint orders imposed one year ago.

Hostplus delivers double-digit FY26 returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option delivered members 10.8% for the financial year 2025-26, while the Indexed Balanced option and the High Growth option returned members 11.06% and 12.61% respectively.

ASIC levy estimates jump 19% as regulator ramps up funding

VINNY VUCAGO

ASIC has lifted its estimated industry funding levy by almost 20% for 2025-26, with regulated entities expected to shoulder $400.5 million in regulatory costs as the corporate watchdog expands its supervision and enforcement activities.

GQG bleeds over US$7bn in FUM in June

MATTHEW WAI

Despite recording positive investment performance, GQG Partners observed a significant outflow, with net outflows of $4.62 billion recorded in the month of June, as FUM slipped to $225 billion at June end, compared to $235.5 billion in the month prior.

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