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Russell property fund goes global

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... the fund's strategy to move towards fully global mandates in order to capture the higher potential alpha offered by global fund managers. AEW employs a value-orientated investment strategy designed to identify securities that are priced below what it ...

QIC targets overseas instos

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
QIC has opened the firm's Global Fixed Interest Alpha fund to international investors. Launched in 2005, the fund uses absolute return strategies across fixed income global macro markets and credit derivatives. The fund posted a gross return of more ...

Global funds face currency pains

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Global fund managers have been caught out by the 30 per cent fall in the Australian dollar late last year, forcing some funds to stop distributing income to unit holders for the March quarter. Research firm Zenith Investment Partners reported that the ...

Snowden departure forces ratings review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... Thembi Matabiswana, said the firm rates two Colonial First State Australian based property securities funds and one global fund - now all under "fund watch'. However, Zenith Investment Partners said the firm's recommended rating on the CFS Australian ...

Asia FMs to wield more power

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... findings could signal a powershift in asset management activity towards Asia - with far-reaching implications for global fund managers and distributors. For example, inflows-rich Asian fund managers can influence product choices, distributor agreements ...

FMs predict comeback by 2012

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
A Watson Wyatt survey of global fund managers representing more than $14 trillion found most respondents expect stock markets to return to historical levels by 2012. The global survey, conducted last month, also found sentiment on this year's market ...

New year, new stocks: Suncorp

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... Himbury, managing director of Tyndall/Suncorp Investment Management. "The review involved an extensive search of suitable global fund managers followed by on-site due diligence visits in Europe and the US of the managers short-listed for consideration. ...

FMs turn to equities in 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... equities but hold mixed views on bonds and cash in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to the latest HSBC survey of global fund managers. The survey indicates that 50 per cent of the world's top 13 managers held an overweight view on equities in the ...

Instreet funds gain second platform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
Instreet's Reliance Commodities and Reliance Global Allocation fund have been added to the BT Wrap platform. Both funds are already available on the Macquarie Wrap platform. The Instreet Reliance Commodities fund received a 'recommended' rating and ...

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... Research of the top 50 actively managed global equities funds, found similar results with 27 or more than half of active global fund managers underperformed the MSCI World ex Australia index over a one year period. In addition, Rainmaker found just eight ...