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Fortune favours the prudent

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
... from its start of year lows and they are now above their average level for five years." "However, while the spreads on corporate bonds and other credit investments are higher than earlier in the year, they can only be considered 'cheap' if macroeconomic ...

Western Asset repositions for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Global fixed income manager, Western Asset Management, has weighted its portfolio towards European financial investment grade credit and mortgage backed securities to continue its positive return performance in 2008. "In terms of strategy we're going ...

AustralianSuper and Mercer now a tag team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
... AustralianSuper, has recruited global consulting firm, Mercer, as its specialist service provider for its $1.6 billion corporate division. The venture will see Mercer provide administration, call centre and online services to AustralianSuper's corporate ...

Byrne departs UniSuper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... advice. According to Elizabeth Bryan, chairman at UniSuper, Byrne exhibited strong leadership throughout her tenure in corporate governance issues and member representation. The Fund Executive Association Limited awarded Byrne Fund Executive of the Year ...

More bulls than bears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
More than three quarters of Australian investment managers expect high corporate earnings growth in Australia, a far more optimistic view than their US and European counterparts, according to an AXA Rosenberg survey. AXA Rosenberg surveyed 196 investment ...

High conviction champions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... is performing very well and that's in the face of the market going down, mainly because it's been short a couple of corporate names." Similarly, Mark Harrison, co-lead portfolio manager for the Macquarie High Conviction Fund at Macquarie Funds Management ...

Valad splurges $138m for debut purchase

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... UK. The $1.1 billion fund targets distressed or mispriced assets on a multi sector basis. HBOS entity Bank of Scotland Corporate has taken up the mantle of the fund's cornerstone equity investor.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... Federal Reserve rate cut decision, with Kyocera Corp and other chipmakers down after a barrage of bad news including poor corporate earnings. Banks tumbled in afternoon trade after reports that Mizuho Financial Group is considering injecting an additional ...

MDS hoists independence flag

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... their level of involvement with the firm. The new company will offer investors education, online stock recommendations, corporate advisory services, and private client phone advice and execution among other services. "Too many providers try and push ...

Member protection costs will hurt: AUSfund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
Super fund managers should consider placing inactive members into eligible rollover funds to reduce member protection costs, according to AUSfund. Warren Fawcett, manager of the Eligible Rollover Fund (ERF) at AUSfund, said member protection costs would ...