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Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... fund had more than 77 per cent of its fund invested in Australian and international shares and over 22 per cent in fixed interest securities and cash. However, unlike some managed funds, the fund had less than 50 basis points invested in cash. The fund ...

QIC targets overseas instos

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
QIC has opened the firm's Global Fixed Interest Alpha fund to international investors. Launched in 2005, the fund uses absolute return strategies across fixed income global macro markets and credit derivatives. The fund posted a gross return of more ...

QIC searches for fixed interest experts

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
The $65 billion QIC is looking to boost its fixed interest team and is on the hunt for an analyst and global fixed interest macro strategist. QIC is looking to hire a strategist that will contribute to the research and analysis of the fund manager's ...

Instos search for cash alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... rates fall and the $1 million fee eats away at returns. Subash Pillai, executive director and head of cash and fixed interest at Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management's (GSJBW AM), said some corporate and government clients are looking at Standard & ...

Russell's Andrew Lill moves to AMP

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... will head a team of six investment specialists across listed assets and be the primary investment specialist for fixed interest. Lill has 16 years of investment consulting experience and was at Russell Investments for more than six years, where he was ...

AustralianSuper hires fixed income manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
AustralianSuper has appointed fixed interest portfolio manager, John Hopper, to the fund's investment team. Hopper previously worked in a senior investment role at Portfolio Partners, Aviva Life and Colonial Mutual. He has expertise across a range of ...

VFMC suffers portfolio losses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... up more than 45 per cent of the total portfolio), other asset classes have been hit hard too. VFMC's diversified fixed interest investments outperformed the index for the quarter, although for the full year, it lost 5.62 per cent, a wide distance to ...

Global funds face currency pains

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... expecting [to find] more funds when we head into our global property review at the end of June and when we cover fixed interest again." Cassar said fund managers have been monitoring their foreign exchange positions and have constantly updated Zenith ...

FIIG hires fixed income AD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2009
... had nearly experience in fixed income trading and funds management, including as senior portfolio manager, credit fixed interest & currency with AMP Group.

Bond funds top UK platform flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... looking at and term deposits remain popular despite the low rate and we've also seen an increase in traditional fixed interest investments," he said. "I don't think there's a compelling trend at the moment unfortunately, I think people are sitting and ...