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More regulation coming: Clancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... take excessive risks," he said. He said, following the US sub-prime fall out, MLC had reviewed its long term asset allocation, employed veteran investment firms and rebalanced and diversified its portfolios to ensure risk was managed appropriately. "The ...

Douglas to head van Eyk investment research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... of investment research. In this position, Douglas will direct van Eyk's fund manager research team and provide asset allocation advice to Blueprint Investment Committee, which implements investment decisions on the firm's multi manager funds. This appointment ...

Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... years at AMP with responsibility for interest rate and credit management as well as diversified fixed income asset allocation," said QIC active management division joint managing director Susan Buckley. Bridges previously led Tyndall prior to its Suncorp ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... announcing an increased allocation to alternative assets - including commodities - as part of their strategic asset allocation." "The timing for an actively managed and highly rated commodity offering is ideal in the current market conditions given the ...

Future Fund continues hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... half a dozen more to its investment team. Chief investment officer, David Neal, told the audience at the 2008 Asset Allocation Summit yesterday that the fund is aiming to recruit a further six or seven members to boost its present 12-person strong team. ...

Future Fund to become top insto

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... more to come as the fund strives to become the country's "leading institutional investor". Speaking at the 2008 Asset Allocation Summit in Sydney this morning, David Neal, the fund's chief investment officer, said that the Fund's long-term vision as ...

ETFs weather one-stock shocks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2008
... Michael Krause, president and founder of US-based AltaVista Independent Research, claims that ETFs are the "perfect asset allocation vehicle" because of their transparent nature. "Because investors are able to view exactly what's on the index, it makes ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Global investment manager BlackRock adjusts the nuts and bolts of its asset allocation alpha fund so that the fund can comfortably ride out the volatile markets. Speaking at a BlackRock conference in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock head of asset allocation ...

Future Fund on the defense

... remains to be seen although the fund's chief investment officer David Neal might shed some light at next week's Asset Allocation Summit in Sydney where he is a key presenter. But with the fund's private markets team on board, alternative investments ...

New era for investment analysts

... School of Finance & Economics, UTS, and industry experts. The program will cover topics such as investment policy, asset allocation, legal and regulatory environment, due diligence and manager selection and ethics. There is also the AMP-sponsored CIMA ...