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Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... them to constrain risk. "It is a fundamental reshaping of the way investors think in terms of not having to have that asset class by asset class allocation for everything but saying lets have a clean sheet of paper and list what things do we like," said ...

AVCAL appoints new chair

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
... from investors to private equity practitioners and service providers. David is passionate about private equity as an asset class that delivers strong and reliable returns and is already contributing his strategic insights and knowledge to advocate on ...

Super tax subsidies don't favour the rich: Mercer

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... receive the age pension. Release of the Mercer paper coincides with the government's moves to trim back excessive middle class welfare, which surged under the Howard government through the health care rebate, increases to family income thresholds for ...

Margin lending suffers from adviser misconception

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... reduce, it would not be a catalyst for higher margin lending use. "This is reflective of the appetite to gear into the asset class, there is a pretty strong view from planners that equities are undervalued and they are fairly positive on the future of ...

IFM wins legalsuper Aus equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Industry Funds Management has been given a $20 million Australian equities mandate from legalsuper. The funds will be managed within Industry Funds Management's (IFM) Strategic Australian Equities process led by executive director, listed equities Clyde ...

Smart investors buy productive assets: Buffett

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... services and products can only grow and increase in value, explained Buffett. It's why Berkshire's goal is still to own first-class businesses, as much of them as possible. "Our first choice will be to own them in their entirety -- but we will also be ...

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
... for capitalisation on mispricings between debt and equity of a particular company as well as a cross-border, cross-asset class response options to changes in the macro-environment, according to Morgan Harting, senior portfolio manager. For Peter Marber ...

IFM wins $500m CalSTRS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
In one of the largest single infrastructure investments by a US fund manager, CalSTRS has awarded a $500 million mandate to Australian manager, IFM, to gain exposure to the global infrastructure market. The California State Teachers' Retirement System ...

Credit Suisse asset management appoints new recruit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... our Asset Management business in the region, which is focused on bringing the best of Alternative Investments, Multi Asset Class Solutions (MACS) and Fixed Income/Equity, and Emerging Markets strategies to our clients," said Credit Suisse head of asset ...

La Trobe mortgage fund earns 4 stars

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund has scored the first 4-star rating in the SQM Research Mortgage Trust Sector review, due to fund performance and consistent returns. The La Trobe Australian Mortgage Fund - Pooled Mortgages Option is an unlisted ...