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SEC triggers industry protest storm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
A proposal in the US by the Securities Exchange Commission, to effectively regulate money market mutual funds as if they were banks, has triggered a storm of outrage with claims it could destroy sections of the investment industry. The proposals to ...

Credit Suisse asset management appoints new recruit

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... investors in Australia and Asia Pacific," said Reedman. Credit Suisse's asset management business manages portfolios, mutual funds and other investment vehicles for clients including governments, institutions, corporations and private individuals.

Artio brings high yield to Aust instos

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... strategies, high yield and local emerging market debt investment vehicles including separate accounts, commingled funds and mutual funds. Meeting this week with several super funds, Artio's director of institutional investments for Australia and New ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... five weeks according to Investment Company Institute figures. These figures show that $20.4 billion was taken from mutual funds that invest long-term in U.S. stocks while three times that amount was invested into domestic stocks. The US National Stock ...

European DC Pension market to hit A$3.7tr by 2015

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
European retail pension mutual funds will grow to A$3.7 trillion within four years and investment managers and product providers must expand their thinking about product to keep up. In their latest report on the sector, research group Cerulli said that ...

Touchstone acquires Old Mutual assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... said the Old Mutual assets would add several new sub-advisers to its roster of fund managers. Most of the 17 Old Mutual funds will remain as standalone funds following Touchstone's acquisition, sub-advised by Old Mutual affiliates. Touchstone distributes ...

US$50bn US manager lands in Sydney

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
... local emerging market debt through a range of investment vehicles, including separate accounts, commingled funds and mutual funds. Artio said that it would bring "select offerings to the local institutional market" with an initial focus on its global ...

Tora improves electronic platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... can also provide order, portfolio, fund and regulatory compliance checks. Tora Compass clients include hedge funds, mutual funds and proprietary trading desks, who will be able to view audit trails and order history through the software. Chris Jenkins ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... Reserve. Stocks rose broadly. All of the 10 groups rose in the Standard & Poor's 500 index, the basis for most US mutual funds. The Dow gained 161.29 points, or 1.4 per cent, to 11,774.59. The index fell 242 points on Wednesday, its largest drop since ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... Brands Inc, Nordstrom Inc and Gap Inc all gained more than four per cent. The S&P 500 - the benchmark for most US mutual funds - was down 0.56 point, or 0.04 per cent, at 1,303.47 in mid-afternoon trade. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.07 ...