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Abenomics strengthens investment ties with Japan

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... work. Supported by deflation, the Japanese have the highest savings rate in the world. But only 3% is invested in mutual funds. "The shear weight of capital in Japan dwarfs most other economies and Abe's measures means it will start to move," Beazley ...

Falling BRICs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... of their domestic bourses. "Trading by Brazilian individuals has dropped to the lowest level since 1999...Russian mutual funds posted 16 straight months of outflows, the most since at least 1996, and withdrawals in India are the biggest in more than ...

ICI chief blasts US transaction tax legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... issued by the ICI noted that a 'securities transaction tax' could apply to the value of trades in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), futures and options, other derivative instruments and other securities. While a securities transaction ...

$1tr flows into US bond funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... the US Investment Company Institute, the bond fund inflows trounced the $153 billion that was withdrawn from equity mutual funds. Five year figures are even more astounding with US$533 billion withdrawn from equity funds, while inflows into fixed interest ...

Annuities lead US advice requests

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... 11th. The report also noted that annuity providers put twice as much effort into understanding their products as do mutual funds providers, most likely reflecting the relative complexity of annuities. This complexity may also feed back into the lack ...

MFOs take growth from banks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... big banks' level of service and their motivation, claiming banks are often too eager to sell their own hedge and mutual funds creating an inherent conflict. Last year a US federal judge ordered Citigroup to pay two clients US$54.1 million for losses ...

AMG completes investment in Yacktman

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... businesses at low valuations with the goal of generating out performance over the long term. The firm's two flagship mutual funds, The Yacktman Fund and The Yacktman Focused Fund, are ranked in the top decile in Morningstar's Large Value category for ...

Borland heads to CS Singapore

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Karla Borland has been appointed as head of mutual funds & ETFs Asia for Credit Suisse Singapore following the appointment of Joost Bilkes to relationship manager at the Taiwanese desk in the same ofice. Lars Kalbreier, spokesperson for Credit Suisse ...

No money in equities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... everyone's money is going or not going. Below is their latest offering that shows total net cash outflows into equity mutual funds: Estimated Flows to Long-Term Mutual Funds Millions of dollars 04/04/2012 04/11/2012 4/18/2012 4/25/2012 05/02/2012 Total ...

Instos missing ETF options

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... Finance. The expansion has been accompanied by commentary on the potential of actively managed ETFs to challenge mutual funds in the US due to subsequent liquidity, transparency and tax efficiency in that jurisdiction. State Street however, has said ...