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Instos move into ETFs as sector surges

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... million this year, a rise of 15.3 per cent. The total number of ETFs on the market combined is now 52 as a new fund trading hedged gold has been launched since the statistics were collected. Jonathan Morgan, equity markets business development manager ...

AMP Capital to recruit in infrastructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... Standard & Poor's fund services said that its three star ratings on two AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities funds, hedged and unhedged, were unaffected. "We deem the team of six to be adequate, at least while AMP searches for replacement analysts," ...

Converging techniques give investors more options

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... invest in volatility almost as an asset class in its own right," he added. Future positions can also be implemented and hedged against using a scenario approach in addition to normal forecasting, said Keskin.

Hunter Hall launches two equity funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Fund manager Hunter Hall taps into rising financial adviser demand for global equities with the launch of a fully-hedged global equities fund and an Asian equities fund. The boutique manager has introduced the new fully hedged global equities fund as ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... coupons of up to 7.2 per cent payable based on performance. Justin Beeton, chief executive of JB Global, said the fund was hedged against currency fluctuations, with the hedging fee set at 1.5 per cent. "Australian investors are trying to gain exposure ...

Macquarie Funds remove performance fee

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... will also change from the FTSE / Macquarie Global Infrastructure Index (MGII) to the S&P Global Infrastructure Index ($A hedged). "Our detailed research showed the S&P Global Infrastructure Index to be the most suitable for the infrastructure sector ...

Bennelong suspends SGI Global Equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
... global asset manager Security Global Investors (SGI). The Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund and the Bennelong SGI Equities Hedged Fund were suspended on February 10 for a period of up to 21 days while Bennelong draws up a transition plan for investors. ...

Plum pickings in international equities: K2

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... market is not our game, we look to pick stocks and generate absolute returns." Griffin said that K2 is 'reasonably well hedged' against the strength in the Australian dollar. "Over the last six month,s this view hasn't made us any money, but it has stopped ...

Former Soros partner targets retail market

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... investors, which aims to achieve diversified asset allocation through positions in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on both a hedged and unhedged basis. The manager has a predefined universe of 62 internationally listed ETFs across international equities ...

Founder of GSAM quant group to retire

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... with the company. S&P fund services subsequently confirmed that the ratings on the Goldman Sachs Global Flex funds (both hedged and unhedged) are unaffected by the announcement. S&P noted that Jones' retirement is the culmination of an orderly three-year ...