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Govt breathes new life into RMBS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... adjust the cost of finance and make it economically viable for non-banks to get back in the market. This in turn will make returns out of RMBS attractive for institutional investors. "I don't see the government intervening regularly. I think this is ...

Qantas Super unveils monthly CIR

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... reviewed from time to time. "The CIRs will still continue to reflect, as closely as practical, to the actual investment returns of the Plan's assets after tax and expenses," said Qantas Super. This means that the CIRs can reflect both positive or negative ...

Vision pumps $450m into Millennium Global

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... to identify investment opportunities in global currency markets. "This approach has delivered consistent risk adjusted returns and has done well in the current environment characterised by dislocation in financial markets and corresponding high volatility," ...

Green advice is not a stretch: Brisbane

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
... sustainable investment choices. "I don't think it would be a big switch, you just need to make sure they get equal or better returns. It doesn't have to be 100 per cent one way our the other, the clients can choose," she said. She said there are enough ...

Super funds are not 'blameless'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... this crisis," he said. "I think it's possible that by focussing on our own concerns, spreading risk and seeking absolute returns, we may not have seen the whole picture. In actual fact I think we may have contributed to the problem." Citing a McKinsey ...

Managers hit back on shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... holding period for our short positions have been between 6 and 12 months, so it's never been our approach to make quick returns." Boutique fund manager K2 Asset Management has also clarified that it uses shorting as a protection strategy and to generate ...

Defensive fixed income wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
... increasingly on the hunt for the optimum fixed income strategy to weather the credit bloodbath. The key to above average returns following the events in the US last week, is to practice the mantra of defense. "In general a lot of fixed income components ...

Fund manager sentenced

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... 2006. In addition, the regulator alleges Nathan distributed reports that falsely stated the fund had generated positive returns, while it was not. The same reports also quoted the fund had $22 million under management, however the most it could have ...

Mercer appoints consulting director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
... sectors can be applied as new ideas and innovative solutions that will ultimately assist Mercer's clients to secure stronger returns."

CalPERS halts lending to big four

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... securities is typically 5 per cent, said the fund in its August Investor Report. Despite the attractive short term additional returns the practice offers, AustralianSuper normally has less than one-tenth of its equity portfolio on loan. "The utilisation ...