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Mortgage trust managers have lots of questions to answer

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
... moves come in the wake of the announcement by Colonial First State on Tuesday that it would wind up its $852 Mortgage Income Fund. The manager has made provisions against loans "that had the potential to become bad debts." The provisions have reduced ...

New chapter in savings after government guarantee ends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
The termination of the government guarantee on wholesale funding next month gives a strong signal that - as far as the Australian government is concerned - the financial crisis is over. But the move could pose new problems for financial services providers ...

Unlisted property continue to pose liquidity headaches

JOHN KAVANAGH  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
Changes to the liquidity of unlisted property securities has become a big portfolio construction issue for fund trustees, financial planners and investors. The move late in 2008 by a number of unlisted property fund managers to freeze redemptions has ...

CFS halts mortgage fund redemptions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Colonial First State (CFS) has told investors in the $850 million Mortgage Income fund the window to access redemptions has closed after it found a small number of mortgages within the portfolio could become bad debts. A CFS spokesperson said the firm ...

AXA adds 20 funds to APL

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... Opportunities fund, Schroder Global Emerging Markets fund, IFP Global Franchise fund and the Solaris Core Australian Share Income fund. Four Barclays index funds were added to the list providing access to property securities, Australian fixed interest ...

Aberdeen fund gets S&P three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has assigned its three-star 'New' rating to the Aberdeen Sustainable Income Fund, which Aberdeen acquired from Credit Suisse Asset Management. The fund's investment strategy also changed in October 2008, when it evolved ...

Aberdeen closes Aussie bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... factsheet. This means Aberdeen will only have one Australian fixed-interest capability left: the Aberdeen Australian Fixed Income Fund. As a result, Standard and Poor's Fund Services has withdrawn its rating of the Aberdeen Australian Bond Fund at the ...

Wingate appoints senior analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... venture with Australian Unity Investments (AUI) offering international investments through the AUI Wingate Global Equity Income Fund. It has a mid to large-company, value-based, investment philosophy and an investment process that seeks to combine long ...

Christian Super invests $50m in fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Christian Super seeds the AMP Capital Investors Responsible Investment Leaders Diversified Fixed Income Fund with a $50m mandate. The fund invest in a blend of government and credit Australian fixed interest securities, global government bonds and global ...

Instreet launches Link ARC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... suits IFAs whose clients are looking for products that can provide comparatively higher income than a traditional income fund but with low risk. Link ARC, for example, locks in gains annually but the maximum loss is restricted to the one-off upfront ...