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Super funds chase CPI linked assets

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... greater diversification of equity market risk, so pure infrastructure assets and higher quality real estate, like large regional shopping centres and very high quality CBD office buildings." According to Towers Watson, allocations to alternative assets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... underestimated." Austar shares gained five cents, or 3.88 per cent, to $1.43 after Foxtel secured its $2.5 billion takeover of the regional pay TV broadcaster. "This is one essential step in the process, although they still require regulatory approval ...

Carbon tax ready companies to produce profits

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
... platform for businesses to transition towards a low carbon economy," said Geraldine Magarey, manager of sustainability and regional Australia, the Institute. Margarey did warn, however, that any regulatory burden or compliance costs must be kept low. ...

Citi wins fund administration mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
... amassed US$135 billion in assets under custody by the end of 2010. "The mandate recognises Citi's ability to provide multi-regional and end-to-end processing services for the Australian funds management industry," said Martin Carpenter, head of securities ...

Mann power strengthens Premium Investors board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011
Listed investment company Premium Investors Limited has appointed the former regional head of Colonial First State Global Asset Management's Asian business to their board of directors. Lindsay Mann has more than 36 years of experience in financial services ...

BNP Paribas return to defensive fixed income

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... Fischer Francis Trees & Watts (FFTW), owned by BNPP IP. "We have an extensive network of fixed income capabilities, with regional and country-based teams. FFTW are our global bond team, global bonds through their very nature have more diverse ways of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
... points, higher at 2,125.74 while Shanghai was up 0.38 per cent. Hong Kong and Bangkok were closed for public holidays. Regional markets posted strong gains for most of the week. Asian investors took their cue on Friday from a rally on Wall Street, where ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... the disruptions to supply-chains resulting from Japan's 11 March calamity. This is confirmed by rebounds in the Fed's regional manufacturing surveys: The Kansas City Fed PMI survey jumped by 13 points to 14 in June; the Richmond Fed manufacturing survey ...

Bendigo Wealth expands, restructures with seven senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... lending and managed fund businesses into one division, has promoted two former state-based managers to the new title of regional manager. Keith Hilsdon, formerly Queensland manager, will support brokers and financial planners in Queensland, New South ...

Asian private wealth tops Europe

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... commodities allocations even more in 2012 while reducing their allocations to real estate and cash/deposits," the report said. "Regional preferences are less certain as the extent of emerging market opportunities will depend on whether those markets ...