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VFMC underperforms across four asset classes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
VFMC has underperformed its benchmarks across Australian equities, private equity, property and inflation-linked bonds over 12-month period to December last year amid a series of reshuffles in senior management and tough investment markets. The investment ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... reduce the environmental impact of APG's real estate investments and improve financial return," she said in a statement. Roger Gray, chief investment officer at the $50 billion fund, Universities Superannuation Scheme, said that as long-term investors ...

Investing on thin ice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... careening into a frozen pond and fishtailing before steadying - except the car could still crash and is still on thin ice. Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at $10 billion-plus fund manager Tyndall/Suncorp, is the kind of bond manager you want on your ...

IMCA adds five new directors

IMCA ANNOUNCEMENT  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
The Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) has added five new members to its board. The new members are: Brett Elvish, founder and director of Financial Viewpoint; Gareth Abley, head of asset consulting at MLC Implemented Consulting; Greg ...

Desert Storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
"You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille. With four hungry children and crops in the field. I've had some bad times, lived through some sad times, But this time the hurting won't heal. You picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille." --Kenny Rogers ...

Bond index returns beat active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... period. The same research found the index only beat 25 per cent of active Australian bond managers over a year to June. Roger Bridges, head of bonds at Tyndall Investment Management, said having an active bond fund manager in the portfolio would be very ...

GMO and Lazard win combined $1.4bn in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
Ipac has appointed $700 million mandates with GMO and Lazard as part of its Australian equities portfolio overhaul. Multi-manager ipac is rehashing its $4 billion Australian equities portfolio with new 'tailored mandates' that allow active managers ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
Ipac joins the fray of fund managers that are eyeing opportunities in debt securities - opening a new portfolio this year that is dedicated entirely to the asset class. According to Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer at ipac which had $12 billion ...

AXA ramps up million-dollar insurance strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
AXA Australia's multi-million dollar investment in its financial protection business appears to be paying off with new business rising 23 per cent to $58 million and the firm now ranked in the top four across product, new business and underwriting categories. ...

Cuffe joins Centric board

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... director at UniSuper, investment firm; WAM Active and Arkx Investment Management. His appointment follows the departure of Roger Davis and Russel Pillemer, chief executive of Pengana, from the firm's board. "Russel and Roger's extensive industry knowledge ...