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Unfixed future for fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The future of fixed income lies with product innovations, global investing and shirking away from benchmarks, the audience was told at yesterday's AllianceBernstein's symposium.

Charter Hall lands $266m Woolworths portfolio

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Charter Hall has acquired a $266 million share in the Woolworths portfolio, with strong interest generated from institutional investors, private investors and syndicators.

Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Traditional wisdom leads many investors to avoid airlines. But some of the airline industry's top executives explained at an investment seminar on Monday how owning aeroplanes can be very profitable.

Bank profits exceed 25 per cent

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Australia's bank profit margins exceeded 25 per cent with the big four earning more than 80 per cent of total interest income, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority said in its Quarterly Bank Performance Statistics report today.

Investor revolt threatens 30 fund managers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
An action group of disgruntled investors are trying to remove the 30-member management team of Wellington Premium Income Fund.

Grant Samuel bags $800 million mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Epoch Investment Partners, a global strategic partner of Grant Samuel Funds Management (GSFM), has received an $800 million mandate from AMP Capital for its Global Equity Shareholder Yield strategy.

AXA real estate bullish on Japanese debt

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
AXA Real Estate has illustrated its faith in the Japanese economy with the launch of a specialised debt investment vehicle, raising an initial Yen15 billion ($175 million).

New ETFs hit booming market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
Exchange-traded fund provider Vanguard launched three new funds yesterday as the popularity of the product explodes.

Calls for more investors in Great Southern class action

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Thousands of investors are anticipated to come forward in the class action against failed agribusiness, Great Southern Managed Investment Schemes.

van Eyk drops AXA Bernstein for Sigma

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
van Eyk has dropped AXA Bernstein and minimised allocation towards Integrity, Fidelity and Solaris after appointing a share of the Blueprint Australian Shares Fund to Sigma Funds Management.