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Currency hedging key to international returns

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... languishing at the bottom. "What we're finding is the currency position, whether you actually elected to be 100 per cent hedged or zero per cent hedged, is becoming the dominant theme as to whether you're a top quartile or bottom quartile international ...

MLC property fund to stand alone

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
... there, and a greater demand to be able to invest in property outside of Australia effectively," he said. The fund, which is hedged to the Australian dollar, will also become available on the MasterKey platform from 1 July 2007 and will complement MLC's ...

JPMorgan banks on alternative energy returns

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... and asset diversification," said Jones-Pritchard. "In addition, there is no direct currency risk as the securities are hedged to the Australian dollar." The fund invests in 15 of the largest global alternative energy companies in the energy sub-sectors ...

IXIS revises and renames bond fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2007
... bond markets and client needs." The fund's benchmark is the Lehman Brothers Global Aggregate Bond Index (Australian dollar hedged). It currently manages more than $300 million in assets.

Avoid excessive hedging: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2006
... different view. Mathew McCrum, head of fixed interest with Vanguard Investments Australia, said when bonds are 100 per cent hedged back to local currency there can be an upside in investment return for very little risk, though for equities the results ...

Catholic Super overhauls property mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2006
... two selected international listed property managers are Invesco and AMP, each with $36 million. Both mandates are fully hedged." Legg Mason and Renaissance each manage mandates in a similar vicinity to the new international mandates, taking the total ...

Perennial replaces Macq on Russell's property manager team

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... of its Australian Properties Securities Fund as well as 20 per cent of its International Properties Securities Fund - A$ Hedged. Russell's head of property, Asia Pacific, Sally Haskins, said the decision to change managers was driven largely by the globalising ...

Lonsec rates Mellon's experience

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 SEP 2006
... in six bond markets, 10 stock and bond markets and holds a weighting of 60 per cent in global equities and 40 per cent hedged global bonds, aiming to return 10 per cent in alpha to its investors.

Big gaps in performance between managers

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... Hunter Hall's Global Ethical Trust returning 31.26 per cent. Over the year unhedged funds had a relative advantage to their hedged counterparts, with Vanguard's unhedged portfolio outperforming its hedged by 2.33 per cent. The Australian listed property ...

Unlisted property is champ: Atchison

... current domestic yields." However, he hastened to add that investors should ensure their overseas allocations are fully hedged to reduce currency risk. He argued that a bias towards unlisted direct property over listed property is a good thing. "Investors ...