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Bigger teams, more products for fixed interest: S&P

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2007
Fixed interest managers are increasing the size of their teams and evolving their products to meet retail expectations, according to Standard & Poor's (S&P). The inaugural S&P fixed interest sector report surveyed both the Australian fixed interest ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

... derivative market, such as the rise of inflation swaps. "There are all these innovations in the financial markets, in fixed interest in particular where traditional bond managers are using non-traditional instruments." Admittedly LDI is not as popular ...

LPTs outgun other asset classes in long term: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... Global listed property also outperformed other asset classes, such as Australian residential investment property and fixed interest. Surprisingly, local shares outperformed overseas shares, with before-tax margins of 5.2 per cent over 10 years and 2.6 ...

Navigator broadens its horizons

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... "These funds are adding appeal to what used to be a fairly dry, one dimensional asset class. It is now less about fixed interest and more about a layered investment strategy of sovereign, corporate and emerging market debt, with a touch of hybrid and ...

Aussie reverse mortgages world's best

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
... products here are a lot better in terms of range. In the US, for instance, they are only just coming around to fixed interest products & in the UK there's been a lot of blunt instrument large lump sum type products, and they have more reversionary products ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
SelectingSuper has released its one, three and five year performance rankings for super funds up to 28 February 2007, showing a fairly even balance between the segments leading the performance pack. According to the benchmark indices, the Rainmaker/SelectingSuper ...

DeAM sets sights firmly on alternatives

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2007
... Alpha Fund, the Deutsche Australian Small Companies Fund, the Deutsche Cash Plus Fund and the Deutsche Australian Fixed Interest Fund. "This is a significant change to the way some funds are going to managed in the future due to the integration of teams ...

MFS broadens product range

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2007
... aims to generate absolute returns by investing in managers across asset classes, with an emphasis on shares and fixed interest securities. The MFS Cash Enhanced Fund aims outperform cash returns on a one year rolling basis and is weighted towards cash ...

AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... AMP Capital Investors took out the multi-sector manager award while Macquarie Funds Management claimed both the fixed interest and domestic equities - small caps awards. Other winners were Fidelity for domestic equities, RREEF in the listed property ...

Life settlement fund launches in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 FEB 2007
... investors to gain exposure to life insurance policy settlements is now available in Australia. The fund works like a fixed interest investment as the portfolio managers trade life settlements on the secondary market where the policies are sold at a discount ...