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NAB buys 35pc stake in AREA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The National Australia Bank has bought a 35 per cent interest in a global real estate fund manager, increasing its exposure to property in North America, Europe and Asia. The purchase of New York-based fund AREA Property Partners gives the bank's asset ...

Strong returns boost super balances: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Good fund returns plus a strong economy have helped superannuation balances to recover from the financial crisis, exceeding their 2007 levels for the first time according to the latest data released by AMP today. Average balances increased by 11.4 per ...

Move beyond benchmarks: GMO

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
GMO asset manager James Montier implored investors to move beyond policy benchmarks, and called for a risk rethink at a recent Investment Management Consultants Association conference. "The minute you give an investment manager a policy benchmark, all ...

Infrastructure mandates tough for super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2010
... get a reasonable return for members and support our country at the same time. "The problem is we're trying to get a good return for our members - and if you look at the performance of infrastructure projects like the Lane Cove Tunnel, it might make you ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... he said. However, he added trustees are starting to understand that investing directly in commodities can provide a good return that is mostly uncorrelated to listed resource companies. Taurus invests in natural resources using exchange traded commodities ...

Citi and GSJBW win ESG awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
Citi Investment Research & Analysis has been voted the best ESG broking firm and Andrew Gray from Goldman Sachs JBWere was recognised for his report on ethics and culture at the ESG Research Australia Awards. Last night's awards represented the first ...

VFMC underperforms across four asset classes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
VFMC has underperformed its benchmarks across Australian equities, private equity, property and inflation-linked bonds over 12-month period to December last year amid a series of reshuffles in senior management and tough investment markets. The investment ...

From ratchet to resilient: an economy in bloom

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
Long-time economist Don Stammer described Australia's economy as the 'most potent' in the world, shrugging off the financial crisis like no other - but it faces serious challenges this year and next. Stammer was one of six leading economists that presented ...

Perennial and Hyperion win awards

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners and Hyperion Asset Management were two of the winners at last night's Australian Fund Manager Awards (AFMA). Perennial was awarded the 2009 Golden Bull Best Overall Fund Manager and 2009 Australian Fixed Interest Award. ...

Super funds to take the reins off bond managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
Fixed income mandates will no longer be as prescriptive as they used to be as more super funds give bond managers more leeway to invest outside traditional benchmarks. Peter Dorrian, vice president and head of remarketing at PIMCO Australia and New ...