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Macq heads deeper into Asia

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
Macquarie intends to expand further into Asia and Europe with its latest division, Macquarie Global Investments (MGI), according to division head Matthew Rady. The section will consist of the current Macquarie Private Portfolio Management (MPPM) and ...

Pengana wins $150m QIC mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) has awarded a mandate worth more than $150 million to Pengana Capital's Global Volatility fund. Alvin Wilkinson, principal portfolio manager of Global Volatility at Pengana, said the mandate was the product of ...

Investec backs MainstreamBPO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
Investec Bank Australia has provided a $10 million debt facility to MainstreamBPO, enabling MainstreamBPO to buy Group Benefits and pursue its expansion strategy to become a back office processing service provider to the financial institutions. Group ...

Fixed interest still tops cash: Zenith

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
Despite high interest rates and corresponding poor bond yields, fixed interest funds are still a better option than cash, according to a new Zenith report. The 2007 Fixed Interest Sector Review found while investors had become increasingly concerned ...

S&P launch three new Shariah indices

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2007
Standard and Poor's has launched three new Shariah law-compliant indices, targeting infrastructure, healthcare and large-midcap stocks. The three indices are the S&P Global Infrastructure Shariah, S&P Global Healthcare Shariah, and S&P/IFCI Large-MidCap ...

Portfolio Partners predicts 30-year resources boom

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
Portfolio Partners predicts Australia is about to experience a "30-year resources boom", and has developed a new Australian Resources Trust to take advantage of it. The trust will invest in oil and energy, as well as base metals and small cap agricultural ...

Corp super applies ESG screen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
The Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) Staff Superannuation Fund has become the first Australian corporate super fund to sign the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment. The decision means the fund will use environmental, social and corporate ...

BankWest branches into super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
BankWest has propelled itself onto the superannuation market with Lite Super, a low cost, indexed based super fund accessible online. Lite Super provides no entry or exit fees, a 1.25 per cent ongoing fee, four diversified indexed investment choices ...

Deutsche appoints ex-Skandia head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has appointed Jody Fitzgerald to research and platform relationship manager for its DWS Investments Australia division. Fitzgerald takes over the role from Rebecca Jacques who is on maternity leave and is expected to return ...

Macq launches retail fusion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Riding on the popularity of its Fusion Fund series, Macquarie Financial Products Management has released another version, but this time available to retail investors. The product is open until November 30 and consists of 22 underlying managed funds ...