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Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... the right manager from the outset, said an industry expert. While in theory, diversification within a multi-fund is about top performing fund managers offsetting the poor returns of poor performing [or counter cyclical] fund managers, a key ingredient ...

Omgeo gives edge to hedge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
Omgeo has clinched more than 200 hedge fund clients, including the top players globally, after it developed a hedge fund offering which solves many of the headaches associated with administering middle-office hedge fund transactions. While hedge fund ...

Europe pension assets on the rise

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... still managed to spurt a decent 5.7 per growth - bringing total assets to $6.4 trillion. According to the latest annual IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds supplement, which assesses the assets under management of the top 750 continental European pension funds ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... injecting fresh equity in the twin giants, the US government will instead adopt a four-pronged approach which includes a change in top management, increased funding in MBS portfolios, a new secured lending facility and a preferred stock purchase program. ...

Boutique incubators work best: Russell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Eggins, research analyst at Russell, said a boutique firm's lifecycle plays a crucial role in its investment performance. The top performing managers are often those in their "incubator stage", said Eggins. "One of the key drivers behind the good results ...

Sentry expands into Qld

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... Financial Group purchased Queensland based dealer group Keating McCullough & Associates inline with its strategy to become a top 20 national dealer group in three years. Sentry Financial Group now has 12 dealerships as a result of the purchase. Murray ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... which is actually to make money in negative markets," said Tim McGowen, chief executive of Fortitude Capital, winner of the top gong, Australian Hedge Fund of the Year award. While the market fell 40 per cent since the fund's inception in 2005, Fortitude's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... points, or 0.95 per cent, at 20,389.48. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket closed a fairly lacklustre session lower with top stock Telecom among the losers. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 25.31 points at 3348.14. There were 65 falls and ...

Aurora Trust delivers 13pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... provide investors with gross income returns in excess of the cash rate while minimising capital risk. How? It invests in the top 30 Australian listed companies to accumulate dividends and franking credits. To generate more capital, the shares are sold ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... 300 ranking study found that while Australian super funds accounted for only two per cent of the total assets of the world top 300 pension funds, the figure has doubled in a year. State Super, Future Fund, Australian Super, UniSuper, Qsuper, PSS/CSS ...