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NSW State Super appoints investment head

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... Capital Investors. His responsibilities included coverage of diversified funds, Australian and New Zealand equities, fixed interest, investment strategy and economics and private equity. "We are delighted that Mark has joined the State Super team," commented ...

Tyndall to sell Aussie bank loans into Japan

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
... morning that the company would sell the Australian bank loans into Japan to meet a growing demand for Australian fixed interest products that exists there. It is not known how the deal will be structured, or how many loans will be sourced from the bank. ...

VicSuper adopts fresh approach to sovereign exposure

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Victorian superannuation fund, VicSuper recently made significant changes to its core international fixed interest portfolio to better manage what it regards as heightened global sovereign risk. Working with investment adviser Towers Watson, fund manager ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... the falling yields from these investments is going to manifest somewhere, which is why there will be a move into fixed interest. Investors being gunshy about jumping back quickly into equities will reinforce this push, but it will also trigger excess ...

FIIG Securities appoints new CEO

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... by the opportunity to lead FIIG at this key stage in its development. "FIIG is uniquely placed to introduce the fixed interest asset class to a broader range of investors seeking higher yield as an alternative to higher-risk equities," he said. "In addition ...

Five Aus equities managers share $1bn in new mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... overall asset class performance, he advised. VicSuper has already revamped its international equities and global fixed interest investments in a similar way, and is working with asset consultant Frontier Advisers to find new managers for its real assets ...

Super fund returns dip back below double-digits

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... to achieve 9.9% for the 12 months (to 31 October). Meantime, International shares achieved 12.1%, property 8.4%, fixed interest 10% and cash 4.2%." Three year fund returns are meanwhile 5.3% annually and 10 year returns are 6.2% annually. But despite ...

CareSuper to shed mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... funds under management and 267,000 members. Across the Australian equities, International equities, Australian fixed interest and private equity asset classes Perennial is the only manager that ran money for both Asset Super and CareSuper before the ...

Emerging market bubbles present opportunity: Tyndall

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... are trading on historically low valuations," he said. "Sooner or later there will be big shifts of capital out of fixed interest and cash and into equities. Though this will at some point lead to bubbles, the trade will be very beneficial to emerging ...

Market anxiety shrouds SMSF appetite for equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... by Multiport hold 36% of their FUM in Australian equities, 8% in international equities, 18% in property, 11% in fixed interest, 26% in cash and 1% in other types of investments. But despite a recent up-tick in the share market, SMSF trustees' allocation ...