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FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... order of asset class growth were hedge funds (up 37 per cent), international property (up 17 per cent), Australian fixed interest (up 12 per cent), international fixed (up 9 per cent), private equity (up 5 per cent), Australian equities and listed property ...

Super up 8 pct to 1.28 tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... reveal that 48 of not-for-profit super fund assets are held in equities, 16 per cent in alternatives, 14 per cent in fixed interest, 11 per cent in cash and 9 per cent in property. Retail funds however have 59 per cent in equities, 23 per cent in fixed ...

Aberdeen mounts case for active fixed income investing

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
While the active versus passive debate usually centers around stocks, one of the country's largest fixed interest managers is keen to have the same argument around bonds. In a new paper, Abedeen's head of Australian Fixed Income, Victor Rodriguez, argues ...

BTIM targets planners and boutiques

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... this reason, we have combined our income capabilities within the one team, and have appointed [head of income and fixed interest] Vimal Gor... to lead that team," he said. The firm is also looking to broaden its products available in the diversified ...

ECB relents, sort of

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... special liquidity measures - unlimited cash - to commercial banks through to the first quarter of next year at fixed interest rates and over periods of up to three months. Similarly, the ECB would maintain the existing bond purchase programme announced ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... director at DNR, said the $40 million mandate will be invested in a multi-class strategy, including Australian shares, fixed interest and international holdings. He was unable to name the investor due to confidentiality agreements. In addition to the ...

VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The $7.7 billion VicSuper has reallocated 5 per cent of its property portfolio to fixed interest, reduced its private equity holdings, and aimed to hedge 65 per cent of its international equities portfolio as part of its investments update in the last ...

Staff upheaval at BTIM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... Institutional Enhanced Cash Fund 'on hold'. S&P said that the funds will be reviewed as part of the Australian fixed interest sector review in early 2011. Meanwhile, S&P's ratings on the BT Wholesale Imputation Fund, BT Wholesale Geared Imputation Fund ...

When Irish eyes are frowning

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Local fixed interest managers are positioning their portfolios carefully to avoid the Irish fiscal hangover and to exploit opportunities. The European sovereign debt crisis, which has been bubbling under the surface for months now, has resurfaced and ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... choice options. One of the changes the fund made was transfering its global floating rate credit exposure from the fixed interest asset class to alternatives. This portfolio is made up of both investment grade (lower risk), and sub investment (higher ...