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Untangling the Astarra web continues

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010

... "fire sale" of the assets. "The assets of the fund will be realised in an orderly manner with a view to maximising the returns to unitholders," noted PPB in the statement. Last PPB said it was filing a court application to wind up six of the failed fund ...

ASSET Super appoints LGT Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010

... "This is a good opportunity because you're investing after the pain of the first investment and you're hoping to get those returns back," said John Paul, chief executive at ASSET Super. This follows the appointment of Mercer as the fund's asset consultant ...

452 Capital retains 'three stars' rating

PRESS RELEASE | MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010

Standard & Poor's has backed the 452 Capital investment team to deliver solid returns despite the fund manager's co-founder and lead portfolio manager, Peter Morgan, being forced to take extended leave for medical reasons. The ratings firm placed two ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010

... market sovereign debt and high yield credit. Russell expects global strategic yield to deliver compelling yield-driven returns in 2010 as default rates on corporate bonds recede from the cyclical peak of late 2009. "In the year ahead we expect Balanced ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010

... the last 12 months, emerging markets managers averaged 14 per cent while the top emerging market managers are posting returns in excess of 40 per cent. International equities funds hedged to the Australian dollar, however, averaged 26 per cent.

Harvard puts property on sale

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010

... deteriorating economic conditions, debt market issues, gearing and illiquid assets that are hard to sell. Sharp declines in returns from unlisted direct-property and diversified-property funds have also pummelled investor confidence. According to Standard ...

Nephila wins $166m in mandates

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010

... non-correlated investments have been the primary driver for a strong demand for insurance liked securities, he said. Because returns on these instruments are based on physical events instead of market events, they offer investors a haven from the current ...

Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010

Super funds should prioritise delivering strong net investment returns over finding ways to cut fees - an issue that has been swept aside as fee debates heat up, said Qantas Super chief executive, Janet Torney. Speaking at an ASFA luncheon yesterday ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010

... for shareholders. He said the board would continue to manage the LIC and implement cost-reduction strategies to boost returns. "The pro-forma company after the return will be significantly smaller but it will remain on the stock exchange and once the ...

Challenger income and index fund boost profit

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010

... Challenger Financial Services saw net profit after tax (NPAT) rise in the first half of the financial year thanks to strong returns from its life company division and the expansion of its product offering. The firm's normalised NPAT rose nine per cent ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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