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Investors leave mortgage funds

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... lend. It said the lending environment is less competitive than before the financial crisis, and that terms were more conservative and margins higher. But higher redemptions limit a funds ability to lend which limits their performance, Ward said. If a ...

Ratings round up

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... Multi-Sector strategies, all of which kept their 'Recommended' rating. They were Russell's Balanced Multi-Sector, Conservative Multi-Sector, Diversified 50 Multi-Sector, Growth Multi-Sector and High Growth Multi-Sector. It also updated its report for ...

Perpetual to debut global resources

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Fund manager Perpetual is going to the market this year with a new global resources fund, which has beaten its benchmark by a mile since its incubation four-and-a-half years ago. The new fund, Perpetual Global Resources, is managed by James Bruce, who ...

Merged super funds coy on CEO decision

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... Unless they opt out, members will default to the diversified growth option up to age 75 and beyond that move to the conservative balanced option. Members' insurance arrangements will remain in place until a post merger review. LGsuper currently has group ...

Record NSW election loss could slow federal reforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... government will have to work harder to secure from the two most populous states NSW and Victoria that have just turned conservative following the export earning powerhouse of Western Australia doing the same in 2008. The federal government, in co-operation ...

Global shares, cat bonds review after Japan quake

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... would be in the $200 to $500 million range, though as cat bonds are not usually rated at investment-grade risk, more conservative funds have been slow to take them up. Australian and New Zealand entities involved in cat bonds include New Zealand Superannuation ...

Cbus to shut down 'capital guaranteed' option, renames default

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... Guaranteed' is removed from its stable, Cbus will offer four investment choices, Cash savings, Growth (Cbus Choice), Conservative growth and High growth. Former Frontier investment consultant Tim Ridley took over as Cbus' investment strategy manager ...

AustralianSuper posts solid quarter

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... 25.9 per cent in cash, well above all other options where the cash asset allocation ranges between 21.9 per cent (conservative balanced) and 3.3 per cent (high growth).

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... for the Australian market, the February reporting season will be patchy and company outlook comment likely to be conservative. "This reflects the weak domestic economic conditions in Australia since last June and the impact of the recent natural disasters ...

HIP stands firm on investment strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... said Ross Bernays, chief executive of HIP. "There is a lot of comfort derived by funds and trustees from taking a conservative position, there is a degree of protection there. But you can't deny that this is a long term investment," said Bernays. Next ...