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Chile not so hot on fixed income

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Chilean Pension Fund Administrators' Association (CPAA) urged its young members not to reduce their allocation in equities in favour of fixed income in the wake of the global financial crisis. CPAA, the umbrella body representing the equivalent ...

UBank brand not quite ready for NAB

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
National Australia Bank chose the height of the second stage of the great credit crunch as the right time to introduce its alternative retail bank brand UBank to the Australian market. The first product for NAB's UBank is an aggressively priced three-month ...

Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Perennial Global Shares High Alpha fund returned 1.68 per cent last month, more than double its benchmark's 0.67 per cent gain. But for a fund with an impressive two-year track record, only a small pool of investors has heard about it. The fund was ...

Growth bond plays tax trump card

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... Investors can choose from nine investment options designed to suit different risk profiles, ranging from conservative to aggressive. The AMP Growth Bond also offers a capital guaranteed investment option, AMP Cash Plus, for investors looking for a haven ...

Weekly switching for BOC Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... basis. The fund, which manages $515 million of member funds, currently provides four investment options, including aggressive growth which fully invests in growth assets, high growth (80 per cent), low growth (30 per cent), and cash which is 100 per ...

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... Orleow said: "We don't see a case for allocating any of our client's money to the listed infrastructure market. The aggressive gearing of funds has introduced too much volatility." Winn agreed: "The cash flows out of listed and private funds are identical. ...

ANZ Super cuts option costs by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... said in a statement. "It is envisaged that investment costs will fall by about 40 per cent from current levels for the aggressive and balanced investment options," it said. The fund's changes are expected to be finalised by September.

Russell and Mercer lead MM pack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... systems and tools," said Deanne Fuller, Lonsec analyst. The review found more multi managers are accessing boutiques and "aggressive managers" to boost alpha. In addition, the research and ratings firm found more managers are actively pursuing new sources ...

SMSFs take up instalment warrants

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... previously using instalment warrants after the Australian Tax Office (ATO) mentioned it was closely inspecting the aggressive marketing techniques used by some product providers. "When the ATO came out about the crystallisation of interest that held ...

CBA targets self managed super

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... conservative approach with structured products. "I think we are seeing a move away from highly complex structures with aggressive gearing levels."