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Frontier reweighs alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... liquidity crisis, are high on the list. As part of the review, Fok said they will re-test the way they invest in the asset class, how their current investments are going and how they access alternative investments in the future. "We do quite a bit of ...

BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
In a pivotal stance signalling the importance of oil and gold in superannuation portfolios, BT Financial Group has made key investment changes to its super products to include direct exposure to commodities. The firm completed its strategic asset allocation ...

Legalsuper cuts 17 fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... Charlemagne Capital were cut from the overseas shares portfolio. While some fund managers lost one mandate in one asset class they may have gained another with Colonial First State Global Asset Management also picking up an overseas fixed interest mandate ...

Fund managers pick what's hot in 2010

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Fund managers are predicting strong returns from financial, industrial and media stocks while one manager is forecasting the local market to hit 5,600 by December next year. Paul Taylor, head of Australian equities at Fidelity International, said he ...

Universal model tough to execute

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2009
... with a single diversified investment strategy, according to yesterday's Cooper report - but problems will arise from asset class, transition and choice limitations, argues one expert. Phase one of the preliminary Cooper report suggests a choice architecture ...

Rationalise me

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Investors and life insurance holders stuck in an estimated $220 billion worth of legacy products could benefit from new government proposals in aid of transferring them to the cheaper and modern version of their investments. The minister for superannuation ...

Wellington and Omega win ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... sector, Wellington was found to be 'best of breed' for investment grade credit and therefore selected to manage this asset class for the GFI portfolio," said Calligeris. Omega Global Investors was appointed to manage a mandate for index-enhanced global ...

BTIM adds to multi strategies team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... analysing and managing Global Fund Income & FX portfolios and strategies in both cash and derivative space. Gor holds a First Class BSc (Hons) Degree in Economics and Computer Science. Gor's primary responsibilities are managing the Global Fixed Income ...

Zenith wins AdviceIQ research mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
Zenith Investment Partners has formed an alliance to provide research services to Sydney-based dealer group, AdviceIQ Partners. AdviceIQ was established earlier this year by industry professionals Tony Madden, Angus McLeod and Bronny Speed. Under the ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... assets, invest around 2.5 per cent of their total assets into Asian investments (a sub-segment of the emerging markets asset class). Conventional wisdom suggests that many super funds are capturing the Asian Growth story through their domestic equities ...