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Fed's unfunded liabilities balloon to $80bn

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009

... the Future Fund's recent announcement in its latest portfolio update that it is increasing its allocations to active investment management. A spokesperson for the Future Fund however said this move to more active management is inline with the fund's ...

Treasury Asia wins $61.9m Skandia mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008

... Treasury Asia Asset Management. Treasury Asia Asset Management is a boutique investment manager specialising in active investment management in the Asia Pacific region using a bottom up investment strategy with a mid to large capitalisation bias. The ...

From Wall Street to the Great Wall

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008

... he said a model investment portfolio included a diversified core satellite approach comprising of indexed and active investment rebalanced annually.

Apostle launches global small-mid cap fund

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008

... unaware, seek to outperform the S&P/Citigroup Developed World Ex-Aust US $2 to $10 billion index. The funds active investment strategy involves identifying undervalued and under researched small and mid cap equities to take advantage of inefficient pricing ...

Investing by 2020

... alpha and beta returns. "Institutional investment is based on the search for alpha or outperformance, however, active investment managers have long battled against the erosion of alpha as their ideas and processes are taken up by competitors. "Only those ...

AMP NZ shifts passive portfolio to 100% active

The largest fund manager in NZ, AMP Capital Investors, has moved its entire global equities portfolio from 80 per cent passively managed and 20 per cent actively managed to 100 per cent actively managed to take advantage of new rules that will come ...

Asset Super takes cash and splits

CHRIS NICHOLLS | FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2007

... helped keep the balance, according to Paul. "The combination of a passive investment with Perpetual, and the active investment with ING means because of the balance now&we end up with exactly the same fee structure we had with Macquarie." The cash move ...

Microfinance bonds attract major instos

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2007

Major institutions are entering the 'double-bottomline' fixed interest market by securitising microfinance bonds that will be used to fund micro loans in developing economies. Institutions to get involved so far include Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank ...

Global pension fund assets hit A$30 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN | THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2007

... allocation and alternative assets are set to grow. "We are also seeing funds increasing their allocation targets for active investment management and alpha-seeking strategies," he said.

Perennial Real Estate scores mandate and moves past $1.5bn

HAMISH MADDEN | TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2006

... a longer term view, a rapidly developing asset class, like global property securities, is ideally suited to active investment management. Bottom-up stock selection is critical to identifying compelling investment opportunities on a risk-adjusted basis. ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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