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Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... a US teaching hospital. It's understood that the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Adic), which was established in 1977 to focus on regional and domestic investments now aims to act more like an investment bank. Plans to own capital to fund a minority ...

IFM adopts UN PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) has signed the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI), bringing the FUM weight to almost $400 billion for organisations that have now signed the protocols. The UN PRI includes a set of "aspirational" ...

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... Natalie Eckersall, Aviva Australia general manager of wealth protection products, said the firm's technology improvements focus on reducing insurance application times. "It's all about the ease of getting business on the books. People lose interest through ...

AMP roadmap to growth

... the next 10 years." He said AMP's first growth platform involves its financial planning business. "In the short term, the focus here is very much on growing planner numbers and improving planner productivity." "The investment we're making in this area ...

MGI buys Omega stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
Macquarie Global Investments has purchased a 19.9 per cent stake in Melbourne-based boutique investment management business Omega Global Investors. Omega Global Investors' (Omega) management team includes three former Vanguard employees including George ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... probably the best thing the government could do for super anyway, ASFA said "[We] are confident that the Rudd government's focus on Australia's economy and its recognition of global impacts mean continued long-term opportunity for superannuation investment." ...

Instos change mandate strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... mandate hiring patterns of super funds and investors were on show in the latest Mercer report, which highlighted a renewed focus on currency management, the awarding of larger mandates and the growing popularity of alternative asset managers. According ...

Tasplan awards $42m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... contract. Cassidy added Marathon was chosen because of its perceived capabilities, investment style and process along with its focus on some small cap exposure in its portfolio. Meanwhile T. Rowe Price was appointed to a specialist emerging markets mandate. ...

Climate change good for agriculture

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... their markets and become more pro-active, said Keogh. "To succeed in higher-value markets there is a need for a much closer focus on understanding the needs (some might say whims) of consumers. The challenge for farmers is to adopt a customer rather ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering positive leads overnight, and the SPI futures index in Sydney up strongly. At 0741 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...