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UK pension lose $6bn on BP oil spill

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
UK pension funds have a multi-billion dollar exposure to oil giant BP's share price, which has plummeted more than 36 per cent since the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. The UK-based National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF), which represents more ...

Challenger launches Bentham

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2010
... in bank capital securities, global convertible bonds, syndicated loans, investment grade corporate debt securities, high yield bonds and cash. At least 50 per cent of the portfolio is investment-grade. They will also manage the Bentham Professional Syndicated ...

Aviva Investors mines Asia for mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... out of the ground, that's the reason behind the resources trust," he said. "Japan is keen for anything that provides high yield but they're also keen on real estate and sustainability. The Middle East wants real estate investments while the Chinese are ...

Austock hires insto sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... and maintain a strong cash position. This follows after the group's asset management division was forced to close the High Yield fund following a rise in redemption requests from investors. The fund was later sold.

Challenger buys Credit Suisse funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... Investment Global Income Fund, Select Investment Syndicated Loan Fund, Global Income Fund, Syndicated Loan Fund and High Yield Fund. "This new boutique partnership will allow us to focus on executing our investment strategies while benefiting from Challenger's ...

Clime doubles cash holding

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
The chief investment officer of Clime Investment Management believes the local market is becoming overvalued, prompting the Aussie equities firm to double its cash holdings in certain portfolios. John Abernethy, the fund's CIO said that in just a few ...

Babson closes five CLOs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... James River CLO were included in the transaction. The deal was completed Jan. 29, and raises Babson Capital's total of high yield assets under management - which includes bank loans and high-yield bonds in a variety of accounts and funds - to US$19.3 ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... emerging market debt, and PIMCO will run a mandate that will tactically rotate between emerging market sovereign debt and high yield credit. Russell expects global strategic yield to deliver compelling yield-driven returns in 2010 as default rates on ...

Austock appoints former Merrill chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... year. This announcement came after the group's asset management division, which was later sold, was forced to close the High Yield fund following a rise in redemption requests from investors.

Schroders wins business from super portfolio review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... manager the sovereign bonds, one manager a credit mandate, another a short duration mandate and appoint another for high yield," he said. "Which, in theory, is fine because you've got specialists but who's deciding that it's not a great time to be in ...