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Super returns climb to 16.1pct, ahead of pre-GFC glory days

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... delivered 25% over the 12 months and international shares a massive 38% despite the AUD increasing in value relative to the USD by 2% during the month. In contrast, domestic and international bonds again returned 2% and 4% respectively. Direct property ...

Aussie ETF industry comes of age

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... "democratises currency" and that one significant Australian global equity fund manager was using the BetaShare US Dollar ETF [USD] extensively in this way. Focusing on the broader ETF market he added: "In January, we predicted the exchange traded products ...

EM correction, it's different this time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Despite the recent shake out in emerging markets due to the rebounding USD, the stronger ones are positioned fundamentally differently to how they were in 1997 and should absorb this latest correction. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke repeatedly ...

Strong credit-based strategies contenders in 2013 Hedge Fund Award nominations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Capital Absolute Performance Fund AUD Best Market Neutral Fund - Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund, BlackRock 32 Capital Master USD, Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund Best Global Macro/Future Fund - GMO Systematic Global Macro Trust B, MST Capital Global Fund ...

Super fund fortunes shift on FX exposure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... time," Hampton said. "Nonetheless, there is some agreement about the broad currency trends; 67% of respondents expect the AUD/USD to fall from current levels, although 77% believe it's not in a new, higher trading range." The timing of NAB's survey was ...

Monster super funds tipped to invest in London property

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013

Super set for best year since 2007

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... look lackluster with returns of 4% and 7%. A driving force behind the returns surge has been the 12% fall AUD relative to the USD since April. Three year fund returns to end May 2013 are 7.6% pa and 10 year returns are 6.7% pa. Even the five year returns ...

BNP Paribas launches dealing services in Australia

LAURA MILLAN, MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... allows clients to keep their existing broker panel," Jond finished. BNP Paribas Securities is a global custodian with over USD$7 trillion assets under custody.

Non-bank lender completes public securitisation

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... associate director securitisation, National Australia Bank Limited. "Since 2010, six Aussie RMBS transactions have included USD tranches for a total of $1.9 billion and we expect this trend to continue," she said.

NZ Super fund breaks $20bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... horizon and exploit the market's current risk aversion." The annual report shows a number of new positions, most notably a USD$100 million investment in a Chinese infrastructure fund, the purchase of a 1/3 share in Christchurch-headquartered Scales Corporation ...