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Investment

PIMCO favours Latin American and Asian bonds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
PIMCO has tilted its Global Bond Fund towards sovereign bonds in Latin America and Asia, shunning bonds from developed and emerging Europe.

Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Challenger responds to planner demand for liquidity in lifetime annuity strategies through a new product that guarantees investor access to capital for the first 15 years of their investment.

India Equities Fund proposes return of capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
John Pereira, chief executive of India Equities Fund, has not ruled out launching another Indian equities strategy but said he is more concerned with meeting existing shareholders and returning capital to investors.

RBC Dexia wins Superfund mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
RBC Dexia has won a mandate from managed futures fund provider Superfund to give fund administration, custody and shareholder registry services to five master and feeder funds marketed to Asian investors.

Cuffe charity fund tilts to growth assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Chris Cuffe has allocated money from the Third Link Growth fund to Perennial Investment Partners and Colonial First State Global Asset Management targeting A-REITs, soft commodities and global credit.

Dixon to list corporate bond funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Service is seeking to list three of its corporate bond funds on the ASX.

S&P places AMP responsible funds 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
Standard & Poor's Fund Services has placed three of AMP Capital Investors' Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) fund 'on hold' due to concerns with high staff turnover.

Man Group buys $27bn alternatives manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2010
London-based Man Group has bought one of the biggest alternative asset managers in the world, GLG Partners, which manages more than $27 billion in client funds.

Australian dollar separates winners and losers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
Patient unhedged global equities investors are rewarded as the value of the Australian dollar falls against the greenback but the same event may be causing havoc in portfolios that aren't regularly rebalanced, according to experts.

North gets S&P very strong rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
S&P Fund Services has assigned its 'very strong' rating to the North Protected Retirement guarantee.