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New alternatives offering from van Eyk

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... funds, commodities and gold. Van Eyk director, Mark Thomas, said the fund will aim to offer investors a source of diversification away from the more traditional asset classes. "The strong run that equities have seen over recent years may not last, so ...

Perennial replaces Macq on Russell's property manager team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... Australian Properties Securities Fund co-managers SG Hiscock and JBWere. The inclusion of Perennial will also add diversification to the portfolio with its investment strategy and stock holdings being largely uncorrelated to the other two managers. "Perennial ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... traditional asset classes, particularly global equities. "As such this fund should not be expected to provide the diversification benefits that are generally characteristic of more absolute return focused (and cash benchmarked) global macro funds." The ...

Adelaide Bank targets growth through wealth management

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2006
Retiring Adelaide Bank chief executive, Barry Fitzpatrick, said the bank will aim for greater revenue diversification by ramping up the wealth management side of the business. Fitzpatrick's report in the bank's annual report, released yesterday, reveals ...

OptiMix adds emerging markets to diversified portfolio

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
OptiMix will include global emerging markets as an asset class in three of its diversified funds, citing diversification benefits and potentially higher returns as primary reasons for the shift in strategic asset allocation. The multi-manager will now ...

Real estate a global game: LaSalle

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... estate should be incorporated into a portfolio right now. "There are the academic reasons and drivers - that is, diversification - and absolutely, you should do that," Kraska said. "And now is also a very good time to invest in global real estate securities." ...

BT throws gearing into the wrap mix

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2006
... Geared Wrap should make managing their investments easier. "Having more to invest can help clients achieve a better diversification and manage any potential risks. "Using Geared Wrap provides an adviser with the flexibility to choose a funding strategy ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

... unlisted assets and get the premium of forgoing liquidity," said Costello. So far the fund is well ahead of its diversification strategy. "We're traveling at around 20 per cent of the fund in alternative assets and we thought it would take us until at ...

Peet's res property syndications now a $4.6 billion portfolio

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... solid profits from both funds management activity and company owned asset management. "Peet Limited's land bank diversification has helped deliver our continued strong results, together with the consistent delivery of the company's strategy continuing ...

Pimco plans absolute return fixed interest fund

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... Conference on Wednesday, Pimco senior vice president, Peter Dorrian, said the fund will provide the sector's typical diversification away from equities, and using diversified strategies could generate income and around CPI plus four per cent target returns. ...