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State Super focuses on risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... sure that we didn't have any credit in our bonds. "We've made sure that we've had managers in international and domestic equities that would do well in hard times. We've shifted into alternatives in the last two years - we're doing better than most," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
... 1,441.23. LONDON - The British stock market dived by more than three per cent on Friday amid a fierce sell-off in world equities ahead of the reopening of Wall Street. London's FTSE 100 index closed down 129.31 points, or by 3.22 per cent, at 3,889.06 ...

A centre for managed futures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... available on three DIY investment brokers: InvestSmart, Funds Focus and 20/20 - and has a "recommended" rating from Aegis Equities Research. Sulieman Ravell, managing director of Wealth Focus, the advisory group behind Funds Focus, said there are good ...

Sovereign wealth funds to buy more equities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... by FD, 70 per cent of the hedge funds surveyed by the US consulting group showed that they were keen to re-enter the equities market later this year. One of the respondents said: "We are ready to re-enter the market in a major way - but not for several ...

Malaysia tops shariah funds list

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... compared with Saudia Arabia's 131. These range from investments in money markets and sukuk (bonds) to regional and global equities. Despite Malaysia's large number of shariah funds, the country has a long road to trek if it wishes to surpass Saudia Arabia ...

Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... address concerns that the minimum drawdown requirement was based on asset values at the beginning of July last year, when equities values were higher. Rick Di Cristoforo, Matrix Planning Solutions managing director, said the government's move allows ...

Insurance bonds renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... ING, AMP and MLC are increasingly tweaking their products to have access to different asset classes such as Australian equities and small cap shares. "Insurance bonds have been part of the advice landscape for a long time. "But what we've found is that ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... negative investing in cash, especially for an extended period of time, is that investors may miss out on the rebound in equities when it occurs. You may be lucky to get it right but it's probably much easier to get it very wrong," said Fechner. Investors ...

Invest in shares or migrate: Ruthven

MICHAEL HOBBS AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
Planners should start investing in Australian equities while the ASX200 is at a "ridiculous" 3,400 level or miss out on a rare opportunity to add value to their client portfolios, said Phil Ruthven, IBISWorld executive chair. Ruthven said the local ...

BNY Mellon launches Ankura Capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
It may be one small step for BNY Mellon but a giant leap for Ankura Capital, an Australian equities fund that will ride on the bank's 34-country strong distribution network to attract overseas money. BNY Mellon Asset Management plans to use its global ...