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CSAM opens commodity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... up since 2006, it will be attractive." The fund seeks to outperform the S&P GSCI Commodity Total Return Index which is hedged into Australian dollars and buys futures to gain commodity exposure. "Using a futures-based strategy gives us the flexibility ...

Nestle shuffles asset allocations

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... changes were a 2 per cent increase in Aussie equity to 15 per cent, a new 3 per cent allocation to international property ($A hedged), a five per cent cut in Aussie fixed interest, and zero in cash from a previous 10 per cent. The fund also axed its ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... Sayles & Company last November to manage a diversified portfolio of bank loans in an Australian-based vehicle on a fully hedged basis. This, combined with its stand-alone fund status, daily unit pricing and fortnightly liquidity, number among the reasons ...

BNP Paribas responds to alpha demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... accumulation." MFS Investment Partners already provides four funds to Australian and New Zealand investors including the Fully Hedged Global Equity Trust, Global Growth Trust and the Global Equity Trust. BNP Paribas Investment Partners has been distributing ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... product was one of the highest dividend yielding global equity funds in the market. "The Schroder Global Active Value fund (hedged) is ideally suited to gearing not only because its yield can support borrowing cost, but also because it is highly diversified ...

Instos rushing to infrastructure

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2008
... infrastructure often provides a substantial inflation hedge. Nearly two thirds of RARE's current portfolio is directly or indirectly hedged to inflation. Investing in an asset class that provides income coupled with some growth is also another key driver ...

Free cash flow paves road to returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... Echoing this belief is the Australian arm of Grant Samuel Funds Management who recently teamed up with Epoch to launch hedged and unhedged versions of a global equity shareholder yield fund. The funds are open to both the retail and institutional sectors ...

Down markets make good investments cheaper: Perennial

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... to the Perennial Investors Index, after months of volatility, April was positive for most investment asset classes with hedged global property leading the way. The index revealed growth returns of positive 3.3 per cent for April, 2.6 per cent for balanced ...

MAN hedge fund gets top rating

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... in the ratings house's hedge fund of fund scoreboard. The fund gives investors the opportunity to invest in a currency hedged "high alpha" hedge fund of fund product that should delivery strong positive returns with low correlation to mainstream investment ...

Aurora Buy-Write wins fans

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
... January' changed all that, claims Aurora Funds Management. "We are getting a lot of interest now since our trusts were hedged with put option contracts during the January share market shake out," said Hugh Latimer, director of Aurora Funds Management. ...