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Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... holds more than 56 per cent or $31 billion in cash, with global developed market equities, debt securities and Australian equities representing 18.5, 10 and 9.7 per cent respectively. Its two billion Telstra shares, which were excluded from its performance ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... global inflation weathered the financial storm better than others in the past 12 months. The Standard & Poor's Australian Equities - Large-cap Sector Review found growth strategies outperformed value over one, three, five and 10-year periods to June. ...

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... its international equities exposure from 24.5 per cent to just over 20 per cent during the same period. The Australian equities allocation fell the most, with investments falling 10 per cent from approximately 38 per cent to 28 per cent. Silk acknowledged ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... market returns are made in times like these, so it is not the time to be gun shy." Fiani may be bullish on Australian equities, but true to the firm's name, he stressed the need for proper stock research and shareholder activism to gain long-term growth. ...

Schroders scores $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... managers shortlisted for the Aussie small companies mandate. "The fund runs a consistent philosophy with our main Australian equities fund - focusing on quality growth businesses that can generate sustainable excess returns through the cycle. "[It focuses] ...

First State Super joins UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... (LGSS) as a UN PRI signatory. First State Superannuation Scheme holds more than 26 per cent or $4 billion in Australian equities, roughly 27 per cent or $4.1 billion in international equities and more than 21 per cent or $3.3 billion in cash. JANA Investment ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... Information, Suncorp's investment management business, which is invested across Australian fixed interest, Australian equities and cash represents more than $12.3 billion in funds under management. In addition, the group's financial planning division ...

Solaris weathers market fury

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
... increase its funds under management (FUM) by $300 million to $700 million despite bad markets. The Ex-Suncorp Australian equities analysts' flagship fund, the Solaris Core Fund outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by 3.4 per cent since inception ...

AMP wins $42m SRI mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
The $450 million industry fund Christian Super has appointed AMP with a $42 million Australian Equities mandate. According to Tim Macready, chief investment officer of Christian Super, the mandate was awarded in July and marks AMP's debut win from the ...

Bill failed, what next?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... there's been more churn but that larger clients are putting more money into equities. "Particularly in the Australian equities space, if you look at the expected levels of corporate earnings - even if you see an economic slowdown - corporate earnings ...