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Market wrap - morning

AAP | WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007

The Australian stock market is likely to open in the red for a second day running, following another poor performance on Wall Street, oil prices climbed and base metals were softer. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price ...

Asia Property in $1.55b buying spree

Asia Property fund, an institutional fund jointly sponsored by LaSalle Investment Management and Prudential-owned real estate giant PRUPIM, has bought three properties for $1.55 billion including a 50 per cent stake in a Westfield shopping centre. The ...

Skandia gives multi-managers mandates

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007

Skandia has introduced mandate structures to their multi-manager funds, allowing investors access to managers closed to new investors or previously available only through mandates. Skandia's chief executive officer, Ross Laidlaw, said, the move will ...

Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007

Investors in Hong Kong, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur are avoiding alternative investment classes, according to a new Watson Wyatt survey, citing inadequate governance and a feeling diversification will dilute returns. 51 per cent of respondents in Hong ...

Vanguard appoints sales head

Vanguard Investments Australia has appointed Brett Mennie as national sales manager in adviser sales. Prior to joining Vanguard, Mennie was state manager for AXA Financial Advice Network, managing a network of 300 financial advisers across three AXA ...

INGIM appoints deputy chief

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007

ING Investment Management (ING IM) has appointed Martin Donnelly to deputy chief executive and head of sales. Donnelly will start at the end of October and will be directly involved with sales and client relationship activities in ING IM's institutional ...

Challenger takes part in $9.5bn infrastructure buy

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007

An international consortium including Challenger, Access Capital Advisers and UBS have acquired UK utility, Southern Water Capital, from the Royal Bank of Scotland Group for $9.5 billion. Challenger has invested $225 million into the Challenger Infrastructure ...

Intech shifts focus to after-tax

CHRIS NICHOLLS | TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2007

Skandia's investment and consulting division Intech has added a new structure to its $1.8 billion multi-manager Australian Shares Active Trust, focusing on boutiques and after-tax returns. The shift to boutiques comes after Intech's own research suggested ...

Microcap a winning formula at Cygnet

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007

A fund manager who returned 73 per cent p.a. after fees for his clients last year is to manage a new fund that focuses on microcap stocks. Jonathan Rosham, co-founder of microcap specialist Cygnet Capital, will run Cygnet Microcap opportunity fund using ...

Challenger FP strengthens operations

MICHAEL HOBBS | MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007

Challenger has appointed Sara Nathan to manager of operations and assurance, Pas Bueti to head of advice support services and Lily Roche to business program manager. Andrew Alcock, chief operating officer, said the new appointments were a critical part ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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