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Perpetual gets four stars from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... moderate impact on returns, compared to an investment of 100 per cent in either asset class. As its strategic asset allocation (SAA) is static, and tactical asset allocation is not used, management of the fund consists mainly of rebalancing the portfolio ...

130/30 strategies slammed for high fees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
... performance fees before they recoup any losses made, said van Eyk. Ashley Owen, chair of portfolio construction & asset allocation committee at Centric Wealth, said most of the 130/30 fund managers the firm had researched do not have high water marks. ...

Asia ushers 2010 with caution

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... continued growth of emerging markets, which is expected to outstrip their developed market counterparts. Dynamic asset allocation will also be on the cards as investors rush to capture market mispricings in the medium term. Lastly, diversification will ...

Applications open for investment consulting program

IMCA ANNOUNCEMENT  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... and research sectors of the industry. Topics covered by the course includes manager selection and due diligence asset allocation; duration and convexity; performance measurement and attribution; and the Australian legal and regulatory environment "We ...

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... investment changes to its super products to include direct exposure to commodities. The firm completed its strategic asset allocation review of its BT Multi Manager Balanced option last month, the main option available across BT's suite of superannuation ...

Aberdeen fund gets S&P three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... S&P Fund Services analyst Sheela Veerappan. Aberdeen has indicated that it does not intend to rely on tactical asset allocation (TAA) as a significant source of active return, but rather, will focus on constructing a portfolio that can deliver a sustainable ...

Universal model tough to execute

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... about whether it's a mandated life cycle approach or trustees will have the option between a single consistent asset allocation strategy or the lifecycle fund. "If the panel's thinking that life-cycle should be mandated we would object to that - we certainly ...

BTIM adds to multi strategies team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... Global Aggregate Bond Funds and worked on the G7 and FIM hedge funds. He was co-chair of the Global Aggregate Asset Allocation process. Gor specialises is the G7 markets and he has particular experience in the Dollar bloc and Japan. He has over 15 years ...

Securitor adds planners and expands research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... in a client's portfolio to five per cent when the sector was going through uncertain times... we still take an asset allocation view." Younger said the Securitor network is well positioned whatever the government chooses to implement following the Ripoll ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... to emerging markets funds run by Aberdeen Asset Management and Schroder Investment Management. Next Generation Asset Allocation The combined $150 million mandate, representing 10 per cent of SSFS' global equities portfolio, means the group joins a small ...