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AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... gaining a 3 per cent lead from last year and now sits at 15 per cent. However high growth assets such as international equities and Aussie equities have received a carving. The fund decreased its international equities exposure from 24.5 per cent to ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... said fund managers, which increased their ranking position, had diversified businesses. "Managers focussed purely on equities and property, however, had a somewhat different experience. We would expect to see this trend exacerbated by conditions since ...

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Allocation fund is managed by BlackRock and domiciled in Luxembourg. Lucas said the actively managed fund invests in global equities across debt and short-term securities. "The global allocation fund has a value orientated approach to security selection. ...

Fidelity gears for reflation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
Fidelity International has rejigged its asset allocation - buying more US equities and government bonds - to prepare its portfolios for a market that is moving into the reflation stage of the economic cycle. "There's an old adage that says the markets ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always the sell signal. ...

Depression no more?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... will take time for the credit markets to be fully functioning again, it will take time for anxiety to go away and for equities to resume the bull market of late. During the 1930's Depression, the Dow's one-day 14.9 per cent jump to 99.34 points on 6 ...

Schroders scores $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... managers shortlisted for the Aussie small companies mandate. "The fund runs a consistent philosophy with our main Australian equities fund - focusing on quality growth businesses that can generate sustainable excess returns through the cycle. "[It focuses] ...

HFs continue to outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... in September. Despite continued bad markets, hedge fund managers are slightly more optimistic about the future of US equities. For example, the Greenwich Alternative Investments Market Sentiment Indicator found 27 per cent are 'bullish' on US equities ...

First State Super joins UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... (LGSS) as a UN PRI signatory. First State Superannuation Scheme holds more than 26 per cent or $4 billion in Australian equities, roughly 27 per cent or $4.1 billion in international equities and more than 21 per cent or $3.3 billion in cash. JANA Investment ...

UK fund seeks global eq manager

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The $579 million Isle of Wight Council pension fund is seeking a global equities manager to manage up to 50 per cent of the fund's assets. The UK pension fund has put out a tender for one or more manages to manage the $290 million mandate. Although ...