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Super funds eye catastrophic investing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... difficult it is to achieve," he said. "That's why there's a strong interest by our client base in this particular asset class because it is one of the few asset classes that is uncorrelated to the broader market indexes." Put simply, an insurance-linked ...

CFS and Brookfield scoop property awards

PIR RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... Pillutla, head of property at PIR said this year's forum highlighted key signposts for a sustainable recovery in the asset class, after suffering from the GFC last year. "PIR is looking forward to delivering an even better outcome for delegates at its ...

Pengana launches on dbSelect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
... volatility trading," said Wilkinson. The Pengana Global Volatility Master fund posted a return net of fees in US dollar Class A Shares terms, of almost 9 per cent in a year to September.

AMP wins Asset Super mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
AMP has won a mandate from the $1.2 billion Asset Super to manage its socially responsible investment option. AMP's appointment follows the fund's asset consultant Mercer's recommendation. AMP replaces Maple Brown Abbott. The Socially Responsible option ...

Canadian pensions stage Q3 recovery

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... result, this means the country's pension funds returned more than 14 per cent for the year to date. The best performing asset class were domestic stocks, rising over 10 per cent in the quarter and just shy of 30 per cent over the year to date. "Advances ...

Gonzalez move a win-win: analyst

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
One of Perpetual's longest serving executives, Emilio Gonzalez, is to take the helm at BT Investment Management, a high profile recruitment that is a coup for BT but could also set the stage for fresh changes at Perpetual, said an analyst. Emilio Gonzalez ...

Centro execs to face tough penalties

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
The regulator has launched proceedings against the chair, chief executive, chief financial officer and five other directors of entities within Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Group for misleading accounting practices. The action includes Brian ...

Future Fund trumps market, but only just

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
The $64 billion Future Fund returned 5.6 per cent (ex-Telstra) in the latest quarter, marginally more than what was delivered by asset sector benchmarks. A June quarter versus September quarter analysis of the numbers shed some light on how the fund's ...

Perennial recruits investment specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has hired three new investment specialists to service the firm's planner and dealer group clients. John Negri has been appointed investment specialist servicing Victorian and South Australian financial planners. Andrew ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
Investments in international property, hedge funds and ethical investments have fallen sharply during the June quarter, Rainmaker data shows. The Rainmaker Roundup June quarter report found among the slowest growing sectors was international property ...