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Zenith names top global managers

... inflation leading to higher interest rates. "We also urge investors to be cautious in their allocations to resources, emerging markets and small cap stocks based on their high current valuations." Rather, he suggested that large cap stocks have been ...

DeAM chases alpha in fixed income

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... Global Credit Fund and the Deutsche Global Alpha Fund. Its global credit allocation will invest in high yields, emerging markets and investment grade corporate securities and can use the traditional hedge fund strategy of short selling. DeAM head of ...

Emerging markets can't stand alone

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
In the past emerging markets represented a free meal ticket if investors could stomach the volatility, said Pedro MarASal, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Nicholas-Applegate. Those days were gone, he said, and managers with a specific ...

Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... Lehmann Brothers Global Aggregate, Pimco's existing Extended Markets Fund also looks at higher yielding credit in emerging markets and higher yield corporate bonds, and can purchase B3/B and maintains an average credit quality of BB. Dorrian said the ...

Global tech shutting down, emerging markets bounce back

Recent data from US based research house Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) has highlighted that global technology funds suffered record net outflows in the recent period, with losses in the year to date amounting to US$3.3 billion. EPFR commented ...

INGIM scores $500m in new mandates

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
... portfolios confined to OECD countries at this point, but it has the ability to use debt and high yield strategies from emerging markets also.

Emerging markets exodus continues

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
The emerging markets sell-off has continued, with BRIC countries in particular experiencing the greatest exodus. Net outflows for Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) funds totalled $5.29 billion, but Korea was hit hardest individually with $4.69 ...

Legg Mason launches global debt trust

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2006
... the composite index. The trust's benchmark is Lehman Brothers Global Aggregative index, 25 per cent JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus and 25 per cent Lehman Brothers US Corporate High Yield Index. The trust's management fee is 48 basis points ...

Emerging markets enter hibernation

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2006
... monitored by EPFR net outflows of just $29 million were registered, the sheepishness coming on the back of recent emerging markets volatility. Not necessarily bad news for all investors. "Some boredom in emerging market fund flows may be a welcome respite ...

Emerging markets more attractive than ever: Templeton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
Emerging markets volatility is a "healthy correction" and not an indicator of underlying problems, according to Templeton Asset Management, with the fundamentals of the sector continuing to strengthen. A part of Franklin Templeton Investments, Templeton ...