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Alternatives cause valuation headaches

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... per cent of its portfolio invested in alternative assets including fund of hedge funds and infrastructure, just slightly above the industry average of 11 per cent. "The inherent difficulties in valuing alternative assets can cut both ways. While some ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... fund's structure fills a niche currently lacking in mainstream investment platforms. The return objective of the 6 per cent above the UBS Bank Bill (before fees) provides the potential to generate meaningful alpha to a diversified portfolio, said Davis. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... overnight after bellwether stock United Parcel Service slashed its earnings forecast and oil prices hit a record intraday high above $112 per barrel, darkening the outlook for corporate results. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 49.18 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... Energy and an upbeat Goldman Sachs note on miners. The FTSE 100 closed up 67.7 points, 1.14 per cent at 6,014.8, closing above the 6,000 level for the first time since February 27 and notching up gains for the second session in a row. FRANKFURT - The ...

Flight of the squeamish

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... cue from the US Treasury's robust lead, Australia's 3-month bank bill rate increased to 8.09 per cent, a substantial 84bp above the official cash rate of 7.25 per cent - reflecting the premium attached to liquidity. The yield on the Commonwealth Government ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... domestic fixed income is still the core of your portfolio&but in order to deliver a better return to investors over and above the benchmark of your domestic market, you go outside the benchmark and invest in other physical credit markets such as high ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... by Lehman Brothers and a write-down by Swiss Bank UBS AB. The Nikkei closed up 532.94 points at 13,189.36, its first time above 13,000 for three weeks and its biggest daily percentage gain since February 14. HONG KONG - Hong Kong stocks surged, tracking ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... according to the report. Respondents exhibited high expectations for sustainable themed investments with most expecting above average growth rates compared to the rest of the Swiss fund market, the survey found. The authors defined sustainable investment ...

MFS morphs into GEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... optimistic of a satisfactory outcome. However the group warned that the banks' margin for its debt financing will increase above current levels. Changed investor attitudes towards appropriate levels of debt spurred the group to advice its lenders that ...

That's life, four pillars to stay forever

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... National Trust of NSW making some of their most incredible public statements ever. High interest rates and bank rates jumping above the Reserve's official benchmark are just life and we should deal with it and move on, Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens ...