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Blue chips back in vogue

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010

Cyclical stocks may be on top of many investors' lists but one fund manager said the time is ripe to get back to blue chips, too. Kate Howitt, portfolio manager with Fidelity's Australianequities team, said 2010 will favour prudent investors as the ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010

... System, the largest pension fund in the US with more than $220 billion in assets, also has its own definition of the asset class. The pension fund's Alternative Investment Management Program reckons expansion capital, venture capital, distressed securities ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010

... massive appeal of alternatives. Australian pension funds for example have allocated an average 22 per cent into the asset class last year, a near three-fold increase since 1999 when the allocation was a low 8 per cent. The research also reinforced Australia's ...

Perpetual gets four stars from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010

... shares produced lower risk with only moderate impact on returns, compared to an investment of 100 per cent in either asset class. As its strategic asset allocation (SAA) is static, and tactical asset allocation is not used, management of the fund consists ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG | FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010

Yes we can! One more time, Yes we can! Obama has spoken and Wall Street saw that it was good. Despite rising criticism of his presidency and falling popularity, you can't help but be roused by the man when you listen to him speak with his distinct rhetorical ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010

Platform and admin providers have less than three weeks to map out a bid that could secure them a landmark contract from a new planning syndicate led by Wizard founder Mark Bouris and ex-Genesys head Ray Miles - but details of the bid suggest any deal ...

Asia ushers 2010 with caution

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010

Investors will be wary of inflation and deflation risks, hedge funds will undergo closer scrutiny and ESG factors will take prominence - these are some of Mercer's investment trends predictions for Asia this year. Although the threat of sustained deflation ...

Macquarie rolls out capital protection

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010

Macquarie Global Investments has teamed up with the UK's Winton Capital Management to cater for advisers looking for new options in capital protection products. MGI launched the Winton Global Opportunities Trust 2 today, a product that gives investors ...

AFS to launch SMSF admin service

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010

... Peter Daly, managing director and group chief executive at AFS Group, said the administration service was developed with Class Super and would be launched next month. The administration service would come in two versions, one that provides a basic SMSF ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010

... "Russia's got fantastic resources, it's got a big consumer population who still don't have mortgages and the shift to the middle class is now just happening," he said. "Yes, 2008 was a very bad experience... there was a lot of poor corporate governance ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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