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ING set to ride structured credit wave

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 26 APR 2007
ING Investment Management (INGIM) has launched a new diversified, high-yield leveraged investments product - INGIM Global Yield Maximiser. The product intends to ride the wave of growth in structured credit in particular, and will invest in a range ...

Germany rebuffed on hedge fund regulation call

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected calls by Germany to increase hedge fund regulation, saying responsible macroeconomic government policies are a better solution. It is being widely reported that Germany, holder of the G-7 presidency ...

GS JBWere global fund recommended by Lonsec

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2007
Lonsec has given the Goldman Sachs JBWere Global Spectrum Fund a recommended rating on the basis of its large and established investment team and the strength of its quantitative factor models. The Global Spectrum Fund was launched in January as a long-term ...

T. Rowe Price wins Russell global equities mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... research as the key driver - interviewing management and getting a first hand look at operations before factoring in local and macro markets - ensuring value add at the grassroots level."

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
... pressure to increase interest rates when next it meets despite growing business and public opposition to this form of economic macro-management. Over the fourth quarter of 2006 the most significant movements contributing to a drop in the index were caused ...

Equities the pick of the pack in 2007: Russell

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Equities will maintain their position as the best performing asset class in 2007 thanks to strong demand, attractive valuations and a benign macroeconomic backdrop, according to Russell Investment Management. Russell Investment Management has released ...

Asia-Pacific buyouts build a head full of steam: Fitch

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 24 NOV 2006
Following on the coat tails of a worldwide trend, leveraged buyout activity in the Asia-Pacific region is rising rapidly, according to Fitch Ratings. Fitch noted that compared to the leveraged buyout plays in the US and Europe the Asia-Pacific is still ...

Macq BRIC fund approved by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2006
The Macquarie - Globalis BRIC Advantage Fund (Unhedged) has been assigned an 'approved' rating from Zenith. According to David Wright, director, Zenith Investment Partners, the Macquarie fund, managed by Globalis Investments, differentiates itself by ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open slightly firmer today following further gains on Wall Street but held back by a fall in some commodity prices. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0733 AEST, the December share price index contract was down ...

New alternatives offering from van Eyk

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... via managers who have been A or AA rated by their team. The Blueprint Alternative fund will invest in hedge funds, global macro fund, alternative yield funds, commodities and gold. Van Eyk director, Mark Thomas, said the fund will aim to offer investors ...