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Treasury Group commits to Evergreen

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Treasury Group has acquired a minority equity interest in the absolute return manager, Evergreen Capital Partners. Treasury Group (TRG) has acquired a 30% stake in Evergreen in return for an upfront payment of $1.4 million plus a further deferred amount ...

MLC expands Horizon portfolios

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... help generate more reliable returns for investors." In the defensive global shares strategy of the MLC Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio, IVA will also replace one of the current managers, Tweedy, Browne. "While Tweedy, Browne remains a manager in ...

BlackRock funds target new investment climate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
... return, rather than just one, which is highly important in volatile markets." The BlackRock Australian Equity Absolute Return Fund (BAEAR) aims to deliver returns that are 8% per annum above the RBA Cash Rate Target, before fees, over a rolling 3-year ...

MLC adds strategies, lowers share exposure

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... multi-asset real return strategies. Since 2009, Ruffer has run its multi-asset real return strategy in the MLC Long-Term Absolute Return (LTAR) Portfolio whereas Pyrford is a new manager for MLC. MLC said it decided to pursue a multi-asset real return ...

MLC shifts global allocation

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Share Fund, MLC Hedged Global Share Fund and global shares strategies in the MLC Horizon Series and MLC Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio. Jonathan Armitage, head of equities, MLC Investment Management said the changes should deliver reliable returns ...

Benchmarks allow funds to abdicate responsibility: Future Fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... and an "anchor to hold onto." The inadvertent effect however is often an abdication of responsibility for the absolute return of the portfolio when active decisions based on the optimal level of risk taken should instead be the focal point. "Once you ...

Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... Oceans Asset Management are an experienced firm who deliver outperformance beyond the broader markets by having an absolute return mindset. In reality this translates to a portfolio filled with high conviction names, with the commensurate lower volatility ...

PIMCO lands OnePath advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
PIMCO will broaden its distribution capabilities to planners at the four ANZ-aligned dealer groups after being appointed to manage OnePath's fixed income portfolio. Global bond manager PIMCO said it wants to expand further into the Australian advice ...

MLC shakes up portfolio allocations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... Concord Capital with Vanguard Investments among other changes. The MLC Horizon Series of portfolios, MLC Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio and the MLC Australian Share Fund have all had their strategies adjusted to suit a more diverse approach. Among ...

Managed funds have a place in SMSFs: Select

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... options, said one asset manager, leaving the sector with the difficult task of convincing investors looking for absolute return, that funds are a good idea. Speaking at the Self Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia yesterday, Dominic ...