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Baby boomers hang on to investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
Baby Boomers may be sitting tight with their investment strategies, but many are arming themselves with education and taking a more prudent investment approach in a bid to ride out the GFC, new research shows. The latest Retire Ready survey from Commonwealth ...

Future Fund hires more managers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
... improving global market sentiment," said David Murray, chair of the Future Fund Board of Guardians. "We have begun to introduce active management into our Australian equities program and continue to explore opportunities in the property and infrastructure ...

Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) and the insurance industry's online life insurance awareness campaign, Lifewise, has received overwhelming support. The Lifewise campaign centers around the program's website - www.lifewise.org.au ...

Ipac buying spree continues

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
Ipac Securities is eyeing the Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast and South Australian markets for their next acquisitions as the dealer group focuses on buying financial planning businesses specialising in retirees. Ipac Securities, which has $2.1 billion ...

Passive managers win insto favour

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... flight to plain, transparent, index-following funds. But while Goodlad is quick to point out instos are not abandoning active managers, he said there is nonetheless a prevalent trend that investors were increasingly hiring passive managers as part of ...

Secondaries top PE list

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... London-based Pantheon Ventures has 68 investment staff working in its overarching private equity team. The firm has been active in private equity since 1982 with $23 billion under management as of 30 September 2008.

AXA Rosenberg launches EM strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2009
... is there hasn't been a whole lot of shuffling on their part. However, from our clients, we do see a firm commitment to active management," she said. She said the firm had recently hired a marketing analyst to the Sydney based office. AXA Rosenberg manages ...

UK pensions turn to alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
UK pension funds are increasingly diversifying into hedge funds, global tactical asset allocation (GTAA) and active currency strategies, according to a Mercer survey. The firm's European Asset Allocation Survey found UK pension fund allocations to equity ...

Zenith review yields top 35 funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2009
... return above the S&P/ASX Accumulation Index over the past year. "In Zenith's opinion now is not the time to be abandoning active management with the current and foreseeable market conditions set to favour stock picking skill," said Smythe. "While the ...

UBS cuts business and jobs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2009
... unpromising businesses. The bank is currently conducting a review to make clear decisions about which business it will remain active in and grow, and which it will exit," said GrA1/4bel. "It will be a long road back to success without any quick fixes. ...