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Less options, more choice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... list of investment options available to members post-GFC, but the fund took it a step further by removing one sub-asset class out of two key options altogether. The fund has reduced its investment options from fourteen to eleven - closing down its Australian ...

Schroders surges, shuns Gartmore

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... comprising of 3.7 billion from institutions, 800 million from intermediaries and 900 million from private banking. By asset class, the flows were split 2.8 billion into fixed income, 600 million each into both alternatives and mutli-asset, with just ...

Super fund returns fall to just 3.7 pct

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
Poor share market returns are continuing to inflict damage on super funds with median returns for the 12 months to end September coming in at only 3.7 per cent. The results are contained in the latest SelectingSuper crediting rates survey conducted ...

Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The $3 billion Maritime Super combined its listed and direct property investments under one asset class, merged its absolute return and alternatives portfolios and doubled its insurance cover for members as part of a fund review this year. The trustee ...

Principal boutique launches currency fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... overlay function to limit portfolio risk or for short term profiteering fails to capture the true value add of the asset class," he continued.

Bank claims Great Southern action stumped

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has claimed that the Great Southern class action DC Legal commenced against the bank has "fallen over". The bank made its calls following the striking out on last Wednesday of the separate class action initiated by Macpherson ...

Cashed up AustralianSuper ready to pounce

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
The $33 billion AustralianSuper is considering reducing its 6 per cent cash holdings and allocating more into global equities, unlisted infrastructure and other asset classes by the end of the year. Bernie Fraser, independent director and AustralianSuper ...

Mixed results for US industry giants

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... inflows for the quarter were into equity products, with 30 per cent into fixed income and the balance split across multi-asset class products and alternative investments. According to Rainmaker Information, BlackRock was Australia's sixth largest fund ...

CFSGAM wins $30m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... June, CFSGAM said it would look to global trends including population growth, demand for biofuels and the emerging 'middle class' to make a return for investors. Shortly after it launched its CFSGAM Global Soft Commodity Share fund. "This mandate will ...

FuturePlus seeks more alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Chifley Financial Services to tap global listed infrastructure and REITs, and allocate up to 5 per cent in each new asset class. Funds invested in these classes will come from existing international equities holdings. "Global listed infrastructure has ...