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CSAM opens commodity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... returns at the same time twice since 1970. Despite this, Burton said the fund would still be hard to sell the commodities story to shell-shocked investors. "I think investors are paralysed by what's happened. They don't want to sell their portfolio and ...

WW names top fund managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... experience. We would expect to see this trend exacerbated by conditions since the end of 2007," he said. However a different story now, the survey found the Australian funds management industry is one the fastest growing in the world, with assets under ...

No sale for Suncorp

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Suncorp chairman John Story has confirmed that discussions around the sale of the firm's banking and wealth management arms have ended for now. According to a statement released on the ASX, Story said that the market events in the past week in particular ...

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... infrastructure via the Macquarie Emerging Markets Infrastructure and Development Index. "Our research guys are saying the story in Asia hasn't changed. Although its been affected by what's happening in the US and Europe, they don't have debt and there's ...

HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... our global footprint and provide our clients with a seamless service for their Australian-domiciled business is a powerful story," said Lillian Wong, head of fund services in Asia Pacific. Colin Lunn, head of business development in Asia Pacific, said ...

Suncorp numbers fail to shine

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... achieved good premium growth across short tail products. Despite profit falls in the two divisions, Suncorp chairman John Story said the firm's underlying business performance had been "solid throughout one of the most challenging years in recent history ...

Credit investors put bond issuers on notice

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... the issue of some outstanding bonds during its takeover of retailer Coles Group last year. To hear the investors tell the story, Wesfarmers management gave a clear indication back in July last year that the company would buy out investors holding $400 ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
Schroders Investment Management has launched the Geared Global Active Value fund, which gives retail investors access to a geared version of the firm's successful global equity fund. The Schroders Geared Global Active Value uses external lenders to ...

TAAM signs TPC for Asia fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2008
... related inflation scare that has hit Asian markets in recent months has temporarily disrupted the bullish long term Asian story." He continued, "In particular, when you look at the positive long term fundamentals, growth in the number of discretionary ...

Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... inflation risks in the longer term." But we will have to wait until the oil market calms down before the full inflation story reveals itself notwithstanding rising costs in emerging countries are a combination robust economies rather than contracting ...