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Trust grows with NZ purchase

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... of the Australian business. He also said the move would bring in more international clients including corporates, fund managers, and investors. "For those looking for more sophisticated solutions, we've got coverage in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore ...

PAS mandate review completed

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... also adopted a responsible investing framework and reviewed its fund manager line up. Currently PAS employs over 20 fund managers to manage its investment portfolio including Vanguard Investment Australia for Australian shares, BlackRock Investment Management ...

Japan bond jitters keep funds guessing

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
US treasuries may fall in value following the Japanese earthquake, with fixed-interest fund managers assessing their exposure in the wake of the disaster. Japan is the second largest foreign holder of US Government bonds after China, holding $882.3 ...

Fund managers to face new norm in liquidity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The rise of high frequency trading and new exchanges coming to Australia will force fund managers to become even more selective when choosing their brokers. While the challenges brought on by increased technology and trading venues are mainly shouldered ...

RockStar charity raises $120k

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... to Sophie Koo from Zurich for 'Not Fair' by Lily Allen. Sponsors for the event included dealer groups, platforms, fund managers, research houses and recruitment firms with two platinum sponsors, BT Financial Group and Perpetual, and 25 gold sponsors. ...

New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... that buy the benchmark are to be launched in the US once a provider is found. D'Assier said those ETFs would force fund managers to lift their game. If a value manager who chooses value stocks from an index does not outperform the ETF that scans for ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... valuations, a predicted rise in industrial consolidation and the possibility of a depreciating currency are leading some fund managers to believe that the time is now to invest in Japan. In contrast to the rest of Asia, the Bank of Japan will likely ...

Van Eyk adds four

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... to its research team. Investment analysts Varun Venkatraman and Nimalan Govender will focus on researching equity fund managers, while Alex Dore and Victoria Yates join the company as research associates through a new graduate program. Venkatraman began ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Emerging markets are now a portfolio staple but riots in North Africa and other high-risk regions have forced fund managers to reassess their portfolios in the region, particularly their investments in mining stocks. Department of Foreign Affairs and ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... offering better prospects because policy is still giving you that tail wind to support global assets," he added. Fund managers believe that this will be a short-term trend, while developed nations continue to offer economic stimulus and emerging markets ...