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Perennial launches fixed int fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has launched a tactical fixed interest fund that invests in local fixed interest assets. The Perennial Tactical Fixed Interest Trust aims to provide investment returns over a combined UBS Bank Bill Index and UBS Composite ...

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... management, legal and compliance, private and public market investments. There are also positions available in the finance, IT, tactical investments and human resources departments. A news report by Asia Asset Management noted that CIC is looking to ...

UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
UK pension funds are increasingly diversifying into hedge funds, global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) and active currency strategies, according to a Mercer survey. The firm's European Asset Allocation Survey found UK pension fund allocations to equity ...

J.P. Morgan backs Chinese stocks

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... consumption based industries. "For now, our Hong Kong and China portfolios stay defensively positioned and maintain a tactical cash position for ready deployment. We continue to retain a preference for companies with solid balance sheets and strong cash ...

Irish pensions suffer 25pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... strong increase in allocation to cash from 3.8 per cent to 11.4 per cent. IAPF says that this most likely represents a tactical decision to invest in cash until there is greater stability in markets. There was also an increase in the allocations to alternative ...

Perpetual appoints joint quant head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... previously worked at Barra and Thomson Marconi. Khilnani joined Perpetual in 1994 and has worked across equities and tactical asset allocation before this appointment. He also worked at YBA Kanoo, Gulf International Bank, Bankers Trust, ANZ McCaughan ...

Westscheme spends cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... international equities and property. "We're a long term investor and we invest money according to that strategy - we're not doing tactical asset allocation," said Rosario. "[We] don't hold a lot of cash, and we sweep cash every week to rebalance and ...

ETF assets to reach $1.6 trillion

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... report and associate director of US Research at Strategic Insight. "These flexible vehicles can be used for short-term tactical positions and as building blocks for diversified investor portfolios." While the ETF sector may offer asset managers opportunities ...

BT appoints super and investment heads

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business. Prior to joining St.George, Farrell was head of multi manager and tactical asset allocation at IAG Asset Management. Farrell will manage $6.5 billion in assets under management across the merged ...

Vision pumps $450m into Millennium Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... London-based alternative investment manager with a strong focus on currency overlay. The firm specialises in currency and global tactical asset allocation products, hedge funds, and fund of hedge funds. MGI currently manages in excess of $17.9 billion ...