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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 ...

US fixed interest SRI beats market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
SRI fixed interest funds in the US have gone from just matching non-SRI mutual fund returns to beating them, according to the latest Cerulli research. "There has always been an unwritten rule that investors have to give up performance to invest their ...

RaboPlus cuts fee on BT fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... year. Besides the BT Wholesale-Imputation fund, the Asian Shares fund, Core Global Share fund, Ethical Share fund, Fixed Interest fund and Property Securities fund were among other funds managed by the firm added to the platform. At the time, Tim Hewson ...

BT alters intl fixed interest mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
BT Financial Group has broadened the international fixed interest mandates with two investment managers to take advantage of opportunities in global credit and mortgage backed assets. Patrick Farrell, BT Financial Group head of investments, said instead ...

More than ratings: S&P

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... more coverage during the year." Standard & Poor's also plans to add at least two more analysts that specialise in fixed interest and alternatives asset classes to add further depth to the firm's research. "There's a few positions across the Australian ...

More room to grow: AUI

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2009
... joint venture opportunities with boutique firms specialising in international equities, listed property and global fixed interest. David Bryant, head of investments at AUI, said that the fund manager has capacity to "do a couple more" 50/50 style joint ...

Holzberger stays at QSuper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... QIC as its primary investment manager and allocates funds towards domestic and international equities, Australian fixed interest, property, cash and alternative investments, according to Rainmaker. Holzberger's appointment follows Greg Liddell, former ...

Tasplan axes $280m State Street mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The $1 billion Tasmanian industry fund Tasplan has withdrawn a $280 million in fixed interest and cash mandates with State Street and pumped a combined $275 million into Colonial First State and Vanguard. According to Neil Cassidy, general manager of ...

CAAM funds awarded 'recommended' rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... investment approach and risk management processes. The research firm said the fund could be appropriate as a core fixed interest component in a balanced portfolio for conservative, balanced or growth risk profile investors with a three-year time horizon. ...

Aladdin combines FI and eq

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... leading to toolsets capable of dealing with all asset classes, a prime example of which is BlackRock's Aladdin fixed interest platform. Nigel Allfrey, managing director of BlackRock Solutions, former head of Impact Investing, the equities decision-making ...