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Daily unit pricing not the answer: Henaghan

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Pricing assets daily is counter intuitive to a super fund's aim of generating long term returns, according to Sean Henaghan from AMP Capital Investors. Henaghan, an investment director at the global investment firm, told an Investment Management Consultants ...

Vianova weathers financial crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... concerned with the sub-prime market before it collapsed, such as Vianova, are performing exceptionally well - producing returns in excess of 10 per cent for the year. "[They] should continue to provide outstanding returns as bond issuers, even governments ...

VFMC unveils 2009 strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... some money off the table. Meanwhile the future of VFMC's investments banks a lot on plain vanilla derivatives to drive returns and improve portfolio efficiency. The fund currently backs 100 per cent of its derivatives with cash or other instruments but ...

Planners ignore property for profit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... specialises in direct shares which does not operate with trail commissions - cautions that using property as a primary returns churner has its downfalls. "It is definitely possible to make money from any real property investment, but there are an equal ...

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... funds outperformed the MSCI Emerging Market index. The old adage that 'past performance is not a reflection of future returns' is still relevant, Field said. "Track records keep the score but say nothing about how well the game was played or if they ...

Quant and quals brave the bear

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... quick to point out that the qualitative boutique has overall buffered the crisis well. Karara has delivered 5.2 per cent returns since its inception in May 2007, but like most of its peers has seen its investments suffer losses particularly in the second ...

S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... The fund can also invest in options - ahead of dividend payment periods or share buy-back programs - to deliver extra returns. "Although not considered by S&P to be a sustainable source of income, we note that a significant component of the fund's income ...

BlackRock cuts 10 staff

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... Richard Fakhry leaving the firm and Paul Juniper departing in March. As a result, portfolio manager Danielle Carter, who returns from maternity leave, was appointed senior A-REIT portfolio manager starting in February. Nadeem Hussian moves to an analyst ...

CalPERS grows green strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... is a double edged sword - all these initiatives tie in with the fund's strategy to achieve comprehensive risk-adjusted returns. "Conserving and advancing sustainable environmental practices help our effort to enhance the long-term value of our portfolio," ...

BTIM remodels AQR mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... Capital Management, dropping the fund manager's currency and country selection strategies. AQR historically provided active returns across currency management, country selection and stock selection for BTIM's international equity funds range. However ...