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MLC cuts two mandates in new strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
MLC Investment Management (MLC IM) ends mandates with Lazard Asset Management and Contango Asset Management as part of its new Australian shares strategy. MLC IM said the portfolios have been reweighted across the remaining eight managers with no plans ...

Veteran asset consultant to bridge gap: AXA IM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
The $700 billion global fund manager, AXA Investment Managers, hopes to forge stronger links with key asset consultants in Australia through its most recent major hire, ex-Mercer global CIO Tim Gardener. Gardener joined AXA IM late this year as the ...

VIP hedge funds open doors

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
Investors in Australia are set to gain access to some of the world's most exclusive hedge funds, without having to stump up millions of dollars for the privilege. The Alpha Titans Fund offers investors' exposure to 12 hedge funds, at least three of ...

AWM advisers join AFA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
More than 300 Australian Wealth Management financials advisers have signed up to the Association of Financial Advisers - bringing the industry association's membership to approximately 7,000 advisers. Four licensees including Bridges Financial Services ...

Suncorp Life sells Tyndall to Nikko AM

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Suncorp Life will sell Tyndall Investments in Australia and New Zealand to Japanese fund manager Nikko Asset Management for up to $128.5 million. Tyndall currently has $25 billion in assets under management, making it the 15th largest fund manager in ...

Bell IXL eyes India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... investors voted in July to return around $75 million in capital to shareholders, following repeated attempts by the board to bridge the gap between the share price and the value of net tangible assets (NTA). The proceedings also saw John Pereira resign ...

Goodman makes play for $1.2 billion ING REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... Estate in Australia on behalf of 60,000 investors. In a separate statement, Goodman said that it was exploring options to bridge the gap between the fund's trading price and the net tangible assets for unit holders, including privatisation of the fund. ...

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
According to the fourth research paper on "Greed and Fear" released by Tyndall Investments, investor psychology is very much a force in today's fixed income market - not just in equities. Tyndall noted that investors need to adopt long-term strategies ...

Another LIC fails

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... announced on 21 May and followed repeated attempts by the board, which including a coordinated capital management strategy, to bridge the gap between the share price and the value of net tangible assets (NTA). John Pereira resigned from his role as chief ...

Super savings run out well before retirement: survey

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... response and it may be necessary to further raise the retirement age. "Our analysis suggests that the most effective way to bridge the gap between likely future retirement income and desired minimum retirement income is for people to retire later. Later ...