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CSAM opens commodity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... favourable time than the benchmark," said Burton. The fund also invests in cash that is managed by the Australian fixed income team in an enhanced cash strategy.

HFs continue to outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... week to October 10 against the hedge fund index which lost a lower 0.98 per cent. Arbitrage, short selling, futures, fixed income and multi strategy were among the top performing hedge fund strategies. In the year to date, the Greenwich Global Hedge ...

PE firms gobble Lehman Bros AM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... Lehman Brothers' subsidiary will be the new entity's largest operating unit. It will work in partnership with the fixed income and alternative asset management business - forming the core structure of the new firm. The global head of investment management ...

AEGON takes Lehman Bros hit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... September 12, four days before Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in the US, AEGON had a total general account fixed income exposure of $466 million to the firm. The insurance company also has counter party exposure in Lehman Brothers through derivatives ...

Defensive fixed income wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
The recent market surge then slump only reinforces the need to have a bullet proof fixed income strategy and despite the ongoing volatility, yields of 9 to 12 per cent still remain a possibility, according to an income expert. Brett Lewthwaite, head ...

BGIA expands insto team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... institutional clients. Before joining BGIA, Brinsmead worked at Intech Investments for two years as senior analyst across fixed income and currency in the portfolio management and research division. Prior to that position, he worked at Skandia Australia ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... own Aussie debt today." He continued, "I think the RBA is making a mistake cutting interest rates so if I can buy [fixed income] assets between 8.5 and 9 per cent that are double-rated then for the next three to five years, my clients will earn at least ...

Raise your fixed income bet: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Financial planners should reassess their clients' exposure to the fixed income sector after a van Eyk review found diversified income managers are primed to take advantage of investment opportunities in credit securities. The firm's diversified income ...

Northern Trust exposes fixed income assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
Northern Trust's upgrades to its online reporting system promise to enable fixed income managers to accurately attribute performance in fixed income investments. The firm's Investment Risk and Analytical Services (IRAS) team improved the reporting service ...

QIC's new asset class a hot commodity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... "commodities" as a separate class in its portfolios after it observed that traditionally uncorrelated markets such as fixed income and equities are starting to behave like each other. The QIC Red Paper found although fixed interest and equity market ...