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Tyndall, Suncorp restructure investment ops

Tyndall and Suncorp have announced the restructuring of their investment operations following Suncorp's purchase of the Promina group in March this year. While concrete details are currently unavailable, Tyndall chief executive officer Brett Himbury ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The Australian bond market opened weaker today as good news in the US services industry and jobs pushed US Treasury yields up by as much as 10 basis points. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 6.243 per cent ...

Mellon scores Asset Super mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Mellon Global Investments Australia has been awarded an $18 million mandate from Asset Super for its Mellon Global Alpha Trust, adding to its collection of 26 others. The Global Alpha Trust, launched in January 2004, is a multi-strategy long-short product ...

Aberdeen capitalises on expanded talent pool

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2007
... said the focus would follow the personnel and look at introducing, "Global bonds, global solutions addressing Australian bond positions." However, nothing was set in stone as the businesses would not officially become integrated with the company until ...

Fund managers still favour international shares

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... shares (MSCI All Country World Index, ex Australia) lost 0.8 per cent. Sentiment also remained bearish in the Australian bond market, as well as in property, with a small increase in bearish property managers, while bonds showed a slight decrease, down ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
The Australian bond market fell overnight as US equities staged a comeback amid growing confidence the economy can weather a rise in delinquent mortgages made to risky borrowers. At 0900 AEDT, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond ...

Asset Super's strategic investment shift

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... international shares by $31 million and Australian bonds by $67 million. Paul said the fund is replacing their active Australian bond mandate currently with BT in favour of implementing a passive investment strategy through SSGA. "We are moving from ...

Tyndall's new fixed interest strategy sees Gustafson exit

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
... and the demand for plain vanilla products to continue to decrease." The new strategy means Bridges, the current Australian bond manager, will assume the new role of head of bonds while Gustafson moves on. Sheehan said that Gustafson is leaving the Tyndall ...

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  MONDAY, 18 SEP 2006
... 2.1 per cent in 2005 after renewed international pressure and it seems like a case of deja vu. Back home, the Australian bond market opened softer this morning after a moderate US CPI figure was released on Friday, cooling speculation that the US Federal ...

Asset Super reallocates assets with new mandates

Asset Super's rapidly swelling FUM has caused it to rethink and reallocate its investment allocation, resulting in new mandates being given to QUEST Asset Partners and Perennial. Intech, the fund's asset allocation managers, will oversee the process ...