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BNP Paribas expands banking capabilities

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... obtaining an Australian banking licence, BNP Paribas has deployed a broad suite of banking products, including currency hedging, dealing services and derivatives clearing. "After the revamp of our fund administration and unit pricing platforms two years ...

Flip flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... Euro. I very much agree with this statement 39.2% I very much disagree with this statement 13.5% I disagree since currency hedging is a wash over time 31.1% No opinion 16.2% 6. What will happen to the Eurozone? The Eurozone will stay intact 35.4% Greece ...

MTAA Super strikes back against claims of unhedging

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... seven to eight months as reported in some newspapers earlier this week. "The Trustee appropriately reviewed its currency hedging strategy during the Global Financial Crisis. It sought and received advice and resolved to appoint an external expert currency ...

APRA super fund grillings set new precedent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
... inspector and triggering the investigation is the fund's investment performance, in particular decisions surrounding currency hedging. According to figures published by APRA, the fund reported losses of $1.6 billion in the 2009 financial year. The loss ...

UK pension tenders $800m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... pension fund with $3 billion in assets is seeking international fund management services for an $800 million active currency hedging mandate. The four-year mandate is with the United Kingdom's 12th largest fund within the Local Government Pension Scheme ...

The hidden costs hurting returns

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2010
... Investments in Tokyo told Financial Standard that hidden implementation costs for services such as execution and currency hedging could easily equate to half the cost of investment management fees. As an example, an investor could easily pay 50 basis ...

Omega hires Vanguard exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... He also played a key role in developing and managing innovative investment solutions for institutions such as currency hedging strategies, asset and liability matching, cash flow rebalancing, beta or alpha transport and derivative overlays. Kwee holds ...

Future Fund tops up alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... end December. "The small increase in the cash holding over the quarter reflects strong inflows from the foreign currency hedging program as a result of the decision to hold most of the fund in Australian dollars," said David Murray, Future Fund chair ...

Christian Super tenders for custodian

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
... paying and also more simplicity in the fee structure. The fees can get complex," he said. "We're also looking for currency hedging that goes across the whole portfolio." Christian Super has more than $420 million in funds under management, more than ...

SMSF intl equities allocation halves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... Which may go some way to explaining why managed funds haven't fallen by as much, as some managed funds provide currency hedging and diversification. Given this, LaGreca expects allocations to international equities to "creep up again" especially across ...