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Pengana wins $50m Auscoal mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
The $4.6 billion industry fund Auscoal Super has appointed a $50 million mandate with Pengana Capital. The coal-mining industry super fund invested the $50 million into the Pengana Global Volatility fund. According to Pengana, the placement follows ...

Super funds eye cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... within the cash investment option and the fund's diversified investment options that include an allocation to the asset class. While the Federal Government guarantee for Australian bank desposits does not extend to super funds, Equipsuper, like many ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Masu Financial Management has settled a class action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints ...

Trilogy signs AFM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Trilogy Funds Management appointed AFM Investment Partners to source institutional and wholesale mandates for direct property, infrastructure and mortgage portfolio investments. Rodger Bacon, Trilogy Funds Management chair, said the firm hired AFM Investment ...

Linear launches enhanced MA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
Linear Financial has launched its version of the managed account that can invest across a range of asset classes at a low cost. The Melbourne based firm launched the Linear Managed Account (LMA) after the firm released a separately managed account (SMA) ...

Constitution finds Clearway to Aus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Constitution Capital Partners, a US private equity firm, has partnered with Clearway Capital Solutions in Australia. Constitution Capital Partners (CCP) focuses on North American middle market buyout funds and direct investments. In North America, the ...

Three rich beggars

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high-hat and tuxedo... I mean, couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here?' He is correct of course. It is just plain commonsense. These three 'beggars' are ...

Rebalance now, reap rewards later

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Unstable markets mean investor portfolios are no longer aligned with the investor's strategic asset allocation - making it even more crucial to rebalance portfolios today to catch the market recovery. Regularly rebalancing your portfolio to ensure your ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
UBS Investment Bank has unveiled the latest series of the UBS Global Access Fund, which aims to provide investors with exposure to a 90 per cent capital protected investment based on three regional equities themes. "Global equity valuations are near ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
As the GFC batters confidence in long-only equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors ...