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Super funds pay little attention to biotech

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2008

... believes that steering clear of niches and spreading funds across a spectrum of biotech initiatives form the basis of strong returns. "You need to take a broad sector view, that means you have to invest in human health care, in diagnostics, devices and ...

Canadian pensions down again

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 21 APR 2008

... materials gained 7.3 per cent and energy 1.2 per cent in the last quarter - the only two sectors with positive quarterly returns. "Unfortunately, Canadian pensions had generally reined in their exposure to both growth sectors and underperformed the S&P ...

Pengana rides global resources boom

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008

... executive, Russell Pillemer. "To my knowledge, Pengana is one of the few fund managers at present which is generating positive returns for investors at a time when the traditional strategies are just not performing." Ric Ronge, Pengana fund manager ...

Investments for planners, by planners: Instreet

... from one fund manager except that the product could be much better suited to their clients if they tweaked the risk and returns associated with it. Lucas suggested a way to use the product according to Premium's specifications and the idea was born ...

Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008

... Man Investment Australia has teamed up with nabCapital to launch a defensive portable alpha product that aims to milk returns independent of market fluctuations. Open to institutional investors, the Man RMF Bond Index Plus is designed to outperform the ...

Food shortages put farmers in box seat

ALEX DUNNIN | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008

... seen a decline in farmer numbers and agricultural sustainability. The real problem is this environment of poor financial returns to farmers pushes them into other crop types and just exacerbates the supply problems we are now seeing. "The pursuit of ...

Super funds commit 6pc to private equity

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008

... Adveq Management director. "Over the years, in the extremely attractive debt environment, many managers have achieved returns of more than 30 per cent, this level is hard to be maintained." The proportion of super funds using of fund of hedge fund strategies ...

AMP Capital Core Infrastructure hits $100m

... that through the portfolio split gives investors the best of both worlds - the liquidity of the listed assets and the returns of unlisted assets. The fund is available on the Asgard, Macquarie, BT, Navigator platforms and through AMP Capital Private ...

Managed accounts expands asset mix

... facto' investment manager, the planner develops a better relationship with clients, provide better transparency on how returns are delivered and therefore, give real meaning to the 'value of advice'. Michelle Baltazar

Raising stakes in charity

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008

... importantly, said Cuffe, the projected one per cent or $1.5 million donation per year to SVA will not dilute investment returns because a bulk of the services needed to keep the fund running - from the call centre, to custody, printing and admin - will ...

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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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