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Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008

... relative to major global commodity indices." "Commodities have had a strong track record of outperforming other asset classes, especially in periods of high inflation and negative market environments," said Andrew Kaleel, chief executive of H3. In January ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008

... sits at 12 per cent above UBS bank bill rates over rolling three-year periods and is randomly correlated with major asset classes. The fund has since posted returns of 16.02 per cent since inception. Lo Blanco is optimistic about the fund's future performance ...

Mercer to research India

... group has appointed two research analysts in Mumbai and plans to hire analysts who have experience in alternative asset classes. Michelle Baltazar

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008

... class through this strategy," he said. The FX strategy has low correlation with the major equity and fixed income asset classes, and has been created to generate positive economic returns independent of economic conditions or cycles. Available in two ...

Vanguard upgrades with SimCorp

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008

... would facilitate exception-based management and rapid changes to support new clients, products, instruments and asset classes." Vanguard Investments Australia provides index-based solutions managing more than $77 billion in index funds for institutional ...

BNY Mellon scores first NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008

... Asset Management Australia, said: "Investors often rely on trusted advisers for advice and guidance in the different asset classes they are looking to invest in - and we were fortunate enough to come up as one of the top firms in the asset class Auckland ...

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008

... some rejigging but we wont see many massive changes," he said. "There won't be any substantial swings to certain asset classes although you may see some change in growth assets moving to more secure assets like bonds because of higher interest rates." ...

AustralianSuper selects JPMorgan

... for private equity investments suggests super funds are likely to increase their resources to manage alternative asset classes. The fund for example holds over 25 per cent of its assets in unlisted asset classes, a far cry to a decade ago when unlisted ...

Fidelity turns on hazard lights for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007

... the markets become choppy then investors might be best off in well financed companies, moving away from leveraged asset classes will be important," he said. Reflecting the need for greater emphasis on stock selection, Fidelity launched its Select Global ...

Schroders expands investment team

CHRIS NICHOLLS | WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2007

... provide us with increased capabilities and are another step in our strategy to expand our product range across all asset classes including equities, fixed income and quantitative global products," said chief executive Greg Cooper. Schroders manages $12.7 ...

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MaxCap appoints chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:44PM

MaxCap has named deputy chief executive and chief financial officer Kylie Robb as chief executive, effective July 1.

Perpetual rejects $2.5bn takeover offer

ELIZA BAVIN | 11:50AM

The financial services firm has rejected a $21.64 per share bid from a Swedish private equity firm.

Investors Mutual founders launch new venture

MATTHEW WAI | 11:36AM

The former investment director and founder of Investors Mutual Anton Tagliaferro is launching a new fund management business, focussing on small caps, with a new fund already made available for investors.

AMP, CFS, MLC post double-digit returns

VINNY VUCAGO | 11:48AM

AMP Super, Colonial First State (CFS) and MLC have delivered strong returns for members with growth-focused options posting double digit gains despite heightened market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.

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