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Direct property reigns: study

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... generally has a low performance correlation to other asset classes - which makes it ideal for defensive investment within a balanced portfolio," said Toll. "The study shows that investors should be increasing property allocations from five and 10 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
... were bringing the local bourse down, the resource sector had provided relief. "I think you're seeing the index being balanced by resources being bought and the banks being sold," Mr Smith said. "I went into today expecting a pit stop of some sort particularly ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... global property leading the way. The index revealed growth returns of positive 3.3 per cent for April, 2.6 per cent for balanced and 1.1 per cent for conservative. Thomas cited US commentators reinforcing the same point: "From an investment point of ...

CSRF drops SIM for AMP

... ethical investment mandate after Suncorp Investment Management informed the fund that it would be closing its Ethical Balanced Portfolio option once all current investors have exited. CSRF said it requested its primary asset consultant, Mercer, and another ...

Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... Schroders, the business being acquired manages six funds focused on European equities, capital protected products, global balanced and property. Key employees will transfer to Schroders on completion of the transaction. "This acquisition deepens our ...

MTAA awards $450m quant mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... across a broad suite of products both in the institutional and retail markets. This good performance has also assisted our balanced funds which have also delivered strong returns for investors over the last few years," said O'Shannassy. Ken Liow, BlackRock ...

Double digit days are over

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... typically set the [investment] objectives as some CPI plus target - CPI plus three for diversified, CPI plus two for balanced funds. Over the past these have been very easy to achieve," he said. But in the wake of a global economic slowdown, Sainsbury ...

Diversity wins at State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... Diversified Beta is a 100 percent passively managed portfolio that aims to deliver a target return in line with traditional balanced portfolios, with lower volatility. Diversified Beta Plus incorporates a 20 percent active element, and seeks to deliver ...

ANZ sets the scene for capital raising

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
... Macquarie became the first prime lender to say it would scale back its mortgage business as they no longer see it as having a balanced risk-reward relationship. "What bankers see, particularly following this week's rise in official interest rates, is ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... Composite Index. H3 chief investment officer Matthew Kaleel said: "With low correlations to other asset classes, as part of a balanced portfolio, commodities can potentially improve the risk-return profile with the added benefits of trading in highly ...