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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 ...

Hunter Hall regains ground

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... fund manager said it hopes to launch two new funds in early 2011 - the Asian Value Trust (ASV) and Global Ethical Trust -Hedged (GEH).

Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... was forecast at 6.6 per cent gross with 14.5 per cent volatility with unhedged strategies to remain less volatile than hedged due to the strong Australian dollar likely to continue to be strongly correlated with equity market movements. Within its International ...

Global equities hurt NZ Super

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... in global fixed income and 7.5 per cent is in timber. The fund's foreign currency exposure was approximately 82 per cent hedged back into NZ dollars. In the year to 31 august, the fund returned 3.3 per cent. Since inception the fund has retuned 5.85 ...

Fully hedged funds are the past decade's winners: Zenith

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... recently released international shares sector report, Zenith Investment partners found that in the past decade, a fully hedged approach to currency exposure would have provided the best returns. During the decade, the Australian dollar appreciated over ...

Insto flows boost TRG results

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... total FUM. Rob Sullivan, the group's head of distribution, told Financial Standard that because the company's funds are not hedged for offshore investors, strength in the Australian dollar over the period detracted from FUM. Sullivan said that underlying ...