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Frontier's $97bn FUA in safe hands

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008

... debate, Hill said they haven't changed their stance on the importance of having illiquid assets in portfolios to generate returns and protect investor capital. For super funds with a high number of members in accumulation phase, Frontier recommends between ...

Fitzpatrick vacates VFMC chair

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008

... cent of the State's assets. "Throughout, the focus on long term investment outcomes has been maintained, with investment returns averaging 10 per cent per annum over the last five years despite recent market turmoil," said Bone. VFMC is responsible for ...

Manage ideas not just money

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008

... then result in big tax benefits." Dudley said that because tax liabilities can swamp alpha, the potential for additional returns are also significant. "From a client's perspective, it's the same set of investments but delivered much more cheaply," said ...

AustralianSuper sticks with securities lending

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008

... "AustralianSuper, similar to most super funds, employs a range of short and long-selling strategies in order to maximise investment returns to members," the fund told members in its August Investor Report. The margin for lending securities is typically ...

AustSafe extends Central Qld service

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008

... state manager at the Australian Administration Services (AAS) managing AustSafe Super's administration program. McQuillen returns to Bundaberg after working in Brisbane and Sydney and will provide support and education services to the super fund's members ...

NAB Group Super axes cash plus

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008

... Proebstl, chief executive of legalsuper. "Many members didn't think that an enhanced [cash] option could bring negative returns. So we had a thought about that and we established a "pure cash" option and went with the Macquarie True Index product."

Future Fund is $652m richer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008

Despite the credit crisis, the Future Fund comes out on top making $652 million in the year to June - but the returns may be due to prudence rather than skill. The Future Fund, excluding returns from its Telstra stake, gained 1.54 per cent or $652 million ...

CARE Super closes cap guaranteed option

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008

... closure of its capital guaranteed option comes at a tricky time when the option is undergoing a winning streak in the returns arena. Selecting Super statistics earlier this year indicate capital guaranteed options have delivered an average return of ...

Diversified funds on the wane?

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008

... their internal 'product shelf', unlike multi-managers which are less constrained and can access the best risk adjusted returns from a wider source of alternatives available."

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM | FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008

... out there now bidding up infrastructure asset prices." Roberts said it wasn't just the investment banks stripping the returns out of assets. "When governments are involved in deals you can be sure they will have stripped away the downside protection ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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