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Paragem targets practices with portfolio service

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
Paragem has launched its portfolio construction and implementation business and aims to attract 10 dealer groups to the service in 12 months. Implemented Portfolios provides a portfolio construction and implementation solution that allows advisers to ...

Cavendish buys Bendzulla Actuarial

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
Cavendish Superannuation has bought actuarial and retirement services group, Bendzulla Actuarial. Bendzulla is a consulting actuarial practice headquartered in Hobart and services clients nationally. The firm has qualified actuaries resident in most ...

Goldman Sachs accused of fraud

SEC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
... that was betting against the mortgage market to heavily influence which mortgage securities to include in an investment portfolio, while telling other investors that the securities were selected by an independent, objective third party." Kenneth Lench ...

UniSuper reviews illiquidity risk

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
The $25 billion-plus UniSuper is intensely reviewing illiquidity risk across its investment portfolio - and while the fund currently has "limited appetite" for illiquid assets, it is not ruling out one or two more big ticket mandates in unlisted investments. ...

Clime doubles cash holding

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
The chief investment officer of Clime Investment Management believes the local market is becoming overvalued, prompting the Aussie equities firm to double its cash holdings in certain portfolios. John Abernethy, the fund's CIO said that in just a few ...

Diversify risk, not assets

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... she said. Some of the questions that ought to be asked include how adequate is transparency within one's investment portfolio and processes, how effectively risk is hedged and how do investors build or access flexible portfolios that aren't overly reliant ...

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
NSW-based Local Government Super (LGS) is searching for a sustainability officer to assist in monitoring its investments. The successful candidate will report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles ...

Schroders scoops intl equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... component of its $2.7 billion international equity portfolio, which accounts for one quarter of its $10 billion investment portfolio. GESB did not disclose the size of the mandate, which is an investment in Schroders' enhanced index strategy. "Schroders ...

VTP board backs capital return to shareholders

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... cent of VTP's gross tangible assets. That capital return would be funded by the sale of shares held in the investment portfolio. Shareholders are expected to vote on the proposal on 8 April this year. Stuart Nisbett, chair at VTP, said the board considered ...

Public policy to reshape investment risk: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
Public policy will wield a bigger hand in portfolio construction as governments play a more interventionist role in financial markets, a leading fixed income expert warned. Mohamed El-Erian, chief executive officer and co-chief investment officer at ...