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Receivers appointed to Willmott Forests

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
The fate of around 8,000 investors' $400 million investments in MIS scheme provider Willmott Forests remains up in the air, as the firm's financiers - CBA and St.George - yesterday appointed receivers to the company.

S&P reinstates ratings on AMP funds

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has upgraded three AMP Capital Investors responsible investment leaders (RIL) funds to 'Three Stars' after they had been placed on hold in May due to concerns over high staff turnover.

Realindex tops $2bn in FUM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
Realindex, a Colonial First State subsidiary, announced it has surpassed $2 billion in funds under management, barely two years after launching.

Fixed income prone to emotion-led choices

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
According to the fourth research paper on "Greed and Fear" released by Tyndall Investments, investor psychology is very much a force in today's fixed income market - not just in equities.

Investors plough $7bn to commercial property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Overseas investors and super funds buoyed the commercial property sector in the year to June, accounting for $6.88 billion or more than 54 per cent of all sales.

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The UK government is rolling out new initiatives to make the UK more attractive for local businesses and investors.

Asia to reap $75bn windfall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Australian investors are underweight equities by $75 billion - but when the rebalancing occurs in their portfolios, Asia - not Australia - will be the key beneficiary of the flows, said Asian investments stalwart, Kerry Series.

US needs double the lifeline

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
A two-pronged monetary and fiscal assault may be needed to revitalise the US economy, according to a US-based fund manager.

Balmain Trilogy support falls short

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Balmain Trilogy, the investment manager of the Pacific First Mortgage Fund (PFMF), fell short on votes to implement new strategy despite receiving majority support.

Fully hedged funds are the past decade's winners: Zenith

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
In its recently released international shares sector report, Zenith Investment partners found that in the past decade, a fully hedged approach to currency exposure would have provided the best returns.