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Energy fund bucks market slump

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... competitive energy source. "This will also create a competitive advantage for liable parties with existing renewable generating capacity and knowledge. "It will also create opportunities for companies with knowledge of renewable energy to provide services ...

BT Global Macro gains three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
... said a longer track record would allow Standard & Poor's to adequately assess whether the factors in the model are generating returns. It is the first time Standard & Poor's rated the fund.

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 ...

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... percentage of the total number of decisions. The report also found a typical fund manager makes up for this hit-rate by generating big gains on good investment decisions, which offset the losses. "This is represented by the Win-Loss Ratio where the industry ...

SRI funds need homework: Lonsec

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
... these stocks if, for example, the uranium makes up less than 10 per cent of that company's revenue or if it is used for generating power and not making weapons, said Steven Sweeney, Lonsec investment analyst. Lonsec reviewed six Australian equity SRI ...

AMP Capital appoints infra co-head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... joining AMP, Xiao worked as China country manager of US power development company AES and chief executive of AES China Generating Co. He was also previously the China country head of Meiya Power. AMP Capital has been investing in Asian infrastructure ...

Boutique incubators work best: Russell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... firm sets up, almost the only thing on their mind is investment performance. They have a cultural focus on returns, generating returns to build a track record," he said. Russell employs an "incubator" strategy to its funds, which involves adding an infant ...

AUSfund posts zero pc crediting rate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... This result brings AUSfund's five year crediting rate to 10.5 per cent. David Haynes, AUSfund chief executive, said generating a competitive investment return for its 1.8 million fund members remained a high priority. "This result confirms AUSfund's ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... value of low-carbon energy markets could rise to $500 billion by 2050. The UN also estimates that demand for projects generating greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions credits could reach $100 billion by 2030. By next year, worldwide investment in clean energy ...

Challenger FM down, CEO says goodbye

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... affect the sector for some time to come," said Stevens. But Stevens said he is "confident" in Challengers' pursuit of generating double-digit EPS growth in the long term.