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Mercer acquires Sovereign

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Mercer Investments is building out its private markets business with the acquisition of Sovereign Investments Research and their alternatives research team including founder Ray King. King, together with investment consultants Sarah Azzi and Scott McNally ...

Centralised portfolios better for tax

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Institutional investors can benefit from a better understanding of the impact tax has on returns. Portfolio structure, including active/passive and asset class strategy decisions, can be altered when tax impacts are understood, said Scott Lawrence ...

Barclays fined $A451 million

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
UK bank Barclays will pay a record $A451 million in fines after it was found to have mislead authorities about the interest rate it was paying to borrow money from other banks. Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond said that in view of this, he and other ...

AMP recruits BNP Paribas equities team

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
AMP Capital has established a new Asian equities team to be led by BNP Paribas' former head of greater China equities and his team. The three, hired directly from BNP Paribas, will be joined in Hong Kong by two current AMP capital portfolio manager ...

Dressing the windows

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
Is she? Was she? Who did it? Poor Frau no deal "as long as I live" Angie babe. My apologies, this is a very nasty thing to even contemplate but just try and put two and two together - last night's equity markets rally and yesterday's statement by the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following overnight gains on Wall Street. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,014. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Australian shares are only slightly higher after solid gains on Wall Street but continuing problems in Europe. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 4.4 points, or 0.11 per cent, at 4,017.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Investing in American equities can be a good way to gain exposure to emerging markets without the risk associated with direct investment. Investing in high-quality US stocks can offer exposure to Chinese growth drivers and wider emerging market consumer ...

FSC elects deputy chairman

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller has been elected deputy chairman of the Financial Services Council. Meller joins Schroder Investment Management Australia's chief executive officer, Greg Cooper, as deputy chair, as well as Macquarie ...

Canadian pension funds eye Aust infra

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Canadian pension funds will increase their investment into Australian infrastructure, according to a panel discussion hosted by The Trust Company. Canadian investment in Australian property and infrastructure has risen dramatically in recent years ...