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Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated investments in ...

ANZ HFA alliance targets Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
... joint managing director Oscar Martinis claims that the underlying portfolio has so far displayed a far lower volatility in returns than traditional Asian-focused investment offerings, with a very strong emphasis on capital preservation and diversification. ...

Agriculture drives biofuel investing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... commodity prices, which the March Commonwealth Bank Agri Indicators Report said has rewarded investors with impressive returns of 39 per cent over the past 12 months - in stark contrast to the disappointing -7 per cent returns from the broader market ...

Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
... distorting those figures and tilting the not-for-profit differential higher than they may otherwise be. The impact of thsi on returns was extensively discussed at the CMSF conference. Keevers said the average super fund return over a one year period ...

Investec takes to the air

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... released by Investec, the diversified fund will tap into long-term growth in commercial travel to generate consistent returns for investors. So far, the fund has raised $73 million in capital from seed investors including industry super funds AUSCOAL ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... confirmed earlier this week that they will manage the assets directly, with the overriding objective being to maximise returns without undue risk to the super fund. "Over recent years, Fisher Funds has built a successful retail funds management organisation. ...

True Index contains residual risk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
... said investors using a True Index fund must accept the tax implications of the Enhanced Index fund's attempts to achieve returns. "This [tax] burden is not even-handed. Since capital gains tax is levied on absolute returns, not on index-relative returns ...

Cash is still king

... shift was that more than double the number of managers have turned bullish towards LPTs compared to three months ago. On returns this year, many are bracing for single digit performance. Four in ten respondents predict the market will end flat or down ...

Pension funds milk green trends

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... leading consulting firm has recommended that pension funds should start drawing up detailed policies to capture the sector's returns. According to research by Lipper FERI, inflows into environmentally related funds have increased substantially in the ...

ADPIA lobbies against relic property laws

... ADPIA believes that harmonising these rules will not only help our fund manager members, but ultimately produce stronger returns," he said. The association represents worth $24 billion of direct property investments on behalf of more than 250,000 investors. ...