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Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... billion ($2.9 billion) worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The largest proportion of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares - worth around US$2 billion - will go to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Buffett, who is chairman and chief ...

Future Fund to buy airport assets

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... Athens that it holds through a 40% equity stake in HOCHTIEF Airport Capital. It also has 6.25% of the equity and all of the Class B preference shares in Statewide Roads Limited. The sale still needs the approval of AIX shareholders at an Extraordinary ...

Resi property portal targets planners, SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Residential property is an attractive asset class but choosing a property for a self-managed super fund (SMSF) is not as simple as choosing a property to live in or negatively gear yourself. SMSF investors need to factor in how their income and capital ...

More liquidity in alternative strategies: S&P

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Fund-of-hedge-fund strategies continue to modify their holdings in order to provide more liquidity and potentially more alternative returns, according to a S&P Fund Service's sector report. The review - which covered six managers offering 10 rated capabilities ...

IFM commits $90m to ConnectEast

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
Industry Funds Management has commitment to financing a $90 million investment into ConnectEast through a senior secured debt facility. The investment forms part of a $1.2 billion refinancing by the owner and operator of Melbourne's Eastlink Freeway. ...

Perpetual argues for insto outcome focus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Asset class specialisation may have gone too far for the current volatile environment, according to one manager, who says current asset allocation structures are too focused on diversifying at stock level rather than required outcomes. The current method ...

China needs active management: Fidelity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Revised growth targets are part of the latest Chinese five-year plan focusing on social harmony, but active management is essential to reap the solid gains, according to Fidelity. Chinese equities may still be considered a relatively risky asset class ...

PIMCO lands OnePath advice mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
PIMCO will broaden its distribution capabilities to planners at the four ANZ-aligned dealer groups after being appointed to manage OnePath's fixed income portfolio. Global bond manager PIMCO said it wants to expand further into the Australian advice ...

Market provides opportunities for absolute return investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012
Super funds and retail investors should consider adopting a risk based approach to portfolio construction and move away from traditional asset allocation, according to one global fund manager, to protect their investments against volatile markets. Global ...

Smart investors buy productive assets: Buffett

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
Celebrity investor Warren Buffett has reminded investors that they and their clients only make money if they buy assets that go up in value and avoid assets that don't. Writing an opinion piece for CNN Money magazine, Buffett, regarded as a leader among ...