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UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
UBS takes a fresh approach to fixed income investment with a new product that delivers above market performance by diversifying across four of the firm's fixed income funds. The UBS Fixed Income Plus includes fully automated investment decisions and ...

Schroders appoints analyst

... group's domestic equities team one of the largest in the market. Taylor's appointment increases the headcount to 14, well above the industry average of eight in a typical fund manager's Australian equities division. This also means Schroders' coverage ...

NGS awards $150m mandate to Solaris

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... on the Solaris team's assessment of long-term value. The objective of the fund is to deliver 3 per cent per annum value above the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Accumulation index over rolling three year periods. The fund is targeted at the wholesale market with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2008
... limited the broader market's advance. Energy companies' shares, including Exxon Mobil Corp, rose as oil prices remained above $99 a barrel after hitting record highs last week. In afternoon trade, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 61.14 points ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... strategies, and its target risk is consistent with an actively managed equity fund. The target return sits at 12 per cent above UBS bank bill rates over rolling three-year periods and is randomly correlated with major asset classes. The fund has since ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... per cent and 11.09 per cent returns over three and five year respectively. To put in context, all Platinum funds delivered above-benchmark returns on the five year period, ranging from 10 per cent to 16 per cent. Funds under management now top $18 bi ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... cents to $39.48 and Rio Tinto shedding 36 cents to $136.14. US stocks fell overnight as crude oil prices rose to a record, above $100 a barrel. But the declines in the Dow and the S&P 500 were tempered by energy shares' gains.

Hard landing if we don't heed RBA warnings

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... economist at AMP capital Investors. Risks are heightening because "in essence the RBA is now forecasting inflation to remain above or at the top of its target range out to mid 2010 and it has clearly stated that growth in demand must slow significantly ...

Ray White targets instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2008
... big enough to be institutional grade whereas before, we were around $20 or $30 million mark. We've taken the time to get above that level and we think we have the deal flow and capabilities to suit institutional clients," said White. "At first, many ...

NZ Super in the red

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... following month. But to put in context, the fund's performance since its 2003 inception is 12.68 per cent per annum, well above its mandate to return an average of at least 2.5 per cent over the risk free rate of 6.6 per cent. The New Zealand Superannuation ...