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Apostle adds Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn to suite

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... firm's product range. "In the post-GFC environment, a style of equities management where there is a good framework for assessment of specific risks in the portfolio will resonate well with our clients," said West. Ronald McGlynn, chair at Cramer Rosenthal ...

Mmm...bargains

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2009
... are tighter, delinquency rates are still rising, consumers are saving, etcetera, etcetera. No one doubted the Fed's assessment back then -- four months before the "R" word was stamped on the US economic forehead - because "current" conditions "extrapolated" ...

UN PRI names de-listed signatories

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
... Oasis Group Holdings and Trinity Holdings were de-listed for not participating in the group's annual reporting and assessment progress. In addition, three signatories including the Mennonite Mutual Aid, New York State Teachers' Retirement System (NYSTRS) ...

Premium shareholders approve program

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2009
Premium Investors' shareholders have voted in favour of the board's proposed capital management program. Shareholders voted on three resolutions at a general meeting yesterday. The first resolution included an immediate off-market equal access buy-back ...

It's coming true

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... of the globe) continued to bask under the warm glow of the night before when the US Federal Reserve gave a positive assessment and outlook for the US economy. And the world is shaping up to what equities want it to be. Reports out of Europe suggest that ...

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... involved two main components - first was the standard manager review by S&P Fund Services. The second involved the assessment of the suitability of the model portfolio within the SMA environment and whether the manager fulfils certain SMA-related responsibilities. ...

Loaded one-way bet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... analysts brought down their earnings estimates - and by much? Sure they did. But it could also be that based on 'expert' assessment of the contemporary investment environment, expectations were going to be revised lower anyway. A more sinister view than ...

Aussies lag behind in PRI implementation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... average among the smaller number of signatories from other regions," said the report. The report, which compiles the self assessment survey data from signatories, also concluded that in general scores recorded by Asia Pacific and emerging markets signatories ...

Hong Kong cracks down on Lehman Bros

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... Lehman Brothers-related products. Around 21,219 out of the 21,474 complaints have already gone through the preliminary assessment process. As a result of the assessment, the HKMA is currently investigating 6,151 cases and seeking further information ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is under fire from a human rights group for not disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter ...