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MIAA set for a new name

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 7 NOV 2006
... its name to reflect the evolving nature of the industry and the different areas of financial services its members are now active in. Phil Naylor, chief executive officer of the MIAA, said the name change had been slated for quite some time but was now ...

Russell opens 'best ideas' fund to retail investors

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2006
... Russell Select Holdings is able to capture that insight," Gunning said. "The RASF deliberately blends a diverse group of active fund managers who are chosen for their strong stock selection ability across a range of investment processes. The benefit ...

FKP makes mark in property

... Property Trust No 1 posted a high 58.5 per cent total return to investors for the 2005-06 financial year thanks to the group's active management strategies and the strong Brisbane property market. The 58.5 per cent gain is made up of a distribution yield ...

Contrarian managers make a comeback

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2006
Active managers are falling behind their contrarian counterparts after Australian share managers turned in their worst quarterly performance since 1990, according to Intech Investment Consulting. Intech senior investment analyst, Fraser Murray, said ...

Mellon teams with Vianova on fixed interest fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Asset Management along a global thematic investment approach. Mellon said the fund will be managed as a high conviction, active fixed interest vehicle. It will be benchmarked against an Australian benchmark and is mandated to invest up to 50 per cent ...

ANZ gets into the sustainable investment game

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
ANZ has launched its first sustainable investment product, the ANZ Sustainable Protected Responsible Investment over Term (ASPRIT), designed to give wholesale investors access to leading sustainably operated companies. ASPRIT is a six year investment ...

Lodestar absolute return fund awarded buy rating

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... market exposure. "They have a high amount of beta exposure for an absolute return fund, but they have proven to be very active with changing their market exposure," said Newham. "Based on their model and investment process we are comfortable that if ...

Big banks pursue more exotic securitisation schemes

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... establish their own capital ratios. "This is encouraging banks to become more sophisticated risk managers and to be more active in their capital management," Davis said. "So far the vast bulk of securitisations in this market have been mortgage-backed ...

Mellon launches global alpha bond

... fixed income, cash and currency markets with the aim to beat the UBS Australia Bank Bill Index. The trust will also apply active global bond market decisions and active currency decisions to deliver their target returns. "Mellon Capital has a long and ...

New alternatives offering from van Eyk

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... Fund; Credit Suisse's Asset Management Global Hybrid Income Fund; Merrill Lynch's International Gold Fund 'D' units; CSL's Active Commodities Fund and Macquarie's Treasury Fund. The fund aims to provide rolling returns of 2.5 per cent above the cash ...