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Bond index returns beat active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009

... time over three and five years. The Vanguard study, which drew research from Standard & Poor's, found the Australian bond index beat 94 per cent of actively managed Australian bond funds over a three-year period and 97 per cent of the time over five ...

Perennial launches fixed int fund

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009

... Tactical Fixed Interest Trust aims to provide investment returns over a combined UBS Bank Bill Index and UBS Composite Bond Index. The firm launched the product following demand from financial advisers and clients seeking a fixed interest strategy that ...

Intech fixed interest tops IC survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009

... to have a strong bias towards government bonds. "We moved from looking at the composite index to a pure government bond index...that's why we've performed very well," he said. But with the significant falls in nominal bond yields, Needham said 2009 is ...

Vanguard launches gov bond fund

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009

Vanguard Investments Australia has launched an Australian Government Bond Index Fund as investors continue to seek haven in safe investments backed by the government. The Vanguard Australian Government Bond Index Fund (the Fund) invests in Government ...

Canadian pensions down again

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 21 APR 2008

... other end of the spectrum, domestic bonds reported an earning of 2.8 per cent but were still lagging the DEX Universe Bond Index by 0.2 per cent. "Spreads varied considerably. Real returns bonds generated 5.9 per cent, while longer maturity corporate ...

Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008

... product that aims to milk returns independent of market fluctuations. Open to institutional investors, the Man RMF Bond Index Plus is designed to outperform the UBS Composite Bond Index by 200 to 400 basis points per annum. The fund uses the benchmark ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS | FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008

... debt, high yield and currency and interest rate derivative strategies. The fund aims to outperform the UBS Composite Bond index by 150 basis points per annum over a three year investment horizon. Bill Bovingdon, Aberdeen Asset Management (Aberdeen) chief ...

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW | MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008

... the final quarter. This has been their worst annual performance since 1999 and 0.3 per cent behind the DEX Universe Bond Index.

ME quadruples fixed income FUM

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2007

... of its peers. Bekiaris said the fund's one-year figures to June showed 1.3 per cent outperformance of the composite bond index after fees. Bekiaris said the fund's FUM growth was not a result of them being an industry super funds-owned business because ...

A new way for AMP fixed interest

CHRIS NICHOLLS | MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007

... inception in 2005, Vianova ('new way' in Latin) has lived up to its name and consistently outperformed the UBS composite bond index by an annualized 200 basis points, despite the generally sluggish recent bond market. The company was also the leading ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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