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Anderson to head CFS corporate super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
Colonial First State has appointed ex-AMP head of business development John Anderson to the role of head of corporate superannuation. Anderson will replace John Clothier who has moved on to take up the position of head of investment lending within the ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated ...

ANZ HFA alliance targets Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
ANZ and international absolute return fund manager HFA Asset Management have joined forces to launch a new capital protected investment fund focused on emerging Asian economies. According to a joint statement, the ANZ Discovery Asia Fund will provide ...

Boutique structures test volatile times

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Boutique funds are more vulnerable to volatile markets than their big brand counterparts, prompting investors to take into account the managers' ownership structure to protect their portfolios, said Australian Unity Investments. "Investors need to be ...

Direct property shines in NFP funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2008
Not-for-profit super funds have continued to outperform over the past year as a result of their high allocations to direct property, according to Rainmaker Information. "Our research has shown not-for-profit funds have increased their lead because of ...

More regulation coming: Clancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
Financial institutions and investment banks should brace for greater regulation as governments attempt to eliminate the threat of excessive leveraging in the future, according to Michael Clancy, MLC Investment Management general manager. "Whilst the ...

US regulation review models Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
The US is moving to an upgraded financial system regulatory model that should remind Australian wealth managers of the debate we had a decade ago during the Wallis Report. Central to the proposed reforms that seem to suggest Australia has become somewhat ...

Investec takes to the air

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
Specialist banking group Investec has raised its stakes in the aircraft leasing business with the launch of the Investec Global Aircraft Fund - its first institutional offering to the Australian market. According to a statement released by Investec ...

Short selling faces revamp

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
Rules surrounding short selling in Australia look set to undergo a major overhaul following revelation that the crucial practice is effectively unregulated. The key problem, according to Senator Sherry, minister for superannuation and corporate law ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...