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CFS Global Asset Management creates new emerging market debt team

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... and Asia," she said. CFSGAM also manages fixed income portfolios in Australia and has $50.8 billion in credit, fixed interest and cash assets. It controls $51 billion in equities across the Asia Pacific and in global emerging markets. The establishment ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... members want to know whether it is invested in infrastructure, shopping centers, mortgage securities, property, fixed interest. "We've got broad asset classes," she said. "But I think one of the things people really do value, is where is the money." ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... the Commonwealth cut loans fixed for up to five years by up to 0.60%. Susan Buckley, Managing Director, Global Fixed Interest at QIC said all eyes would be on the Federal Open Market Committee meeting tonight seeking reassurance that policy-makers would ...

SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... holdings for the 1600 SMSFs administered by self-managed super administration provider Multiport have grown by 1% and fixed interest investments have increased 1.3% in the quarter, the report said. Total cash holdings increased to 22.8% of SMSF holdings ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... Bank. Rainmaker research shows the average superannuation fund has 5.8% of their total assets in international fixed interest products. The largest managed funds have regional fixed interest weightings to North America of between 26% and 32%, according ...

Bonds eye off super funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... in a similar way to equities. Core to controlling risk for institutions is to start moving their allocation to fixed interest with sovereign bonds, global credit, bank loans and inflation linked bonds. "There is a still an educational process but there ...

CBA insurance premiums rise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
... dropped 1.9% to $149 billion at the end of June with falls in Australian equity and global equity portfolios. Cash & fixed interest funds were up marginally. CBA's share price was up $0.31 to $49.75 this morning.

New bond fund targets corporate sector

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... Altius Asset Management sees good value in term deposits and the corporate sector after launching its bond fund. The fixed interest boutique, led by chief investment officer, Bill Bovingdon, invests in fixed interest securities, derivatives and cash ...

Mercer expands with global chief investment role

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... Clarke will be working across all portfolio management activities with mainstream assets such as equities, property, fixed interest and multi-asset portfolios within the investment management business. "I'll be responsible for these portfolios, finding ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... for investments that deliver stable reliable income streams will push demand for inflation linked bonds, said a fixed interest manager trying to cash in on the sector. Omega Global Investors, a boutique manager part owned by the Macquarie group, predicts ...