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Aberdeen promotes Bovingdon to CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has appointed Bill Bovingdon to chief executive of the Australian business, succeeding Charlie Macrae at the end of March. Macrae will take a different role within Aberdeen Asset Management's fund's team in London. Bovingdon ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market at noon had shirked a fall on Wall Street, putting on more than one per cent, with banking stocks leading the charge. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 68.1 points, or 1.3 per cent higher, at 5540.1 points ...

UBS redefines fixed income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
UBS takes a fresh approach to fixed income investment with a new product that delivers above market performance by diversifying across four of the firm's fixed income funds. The UBS Fixed Income Plus includes fully automated investment decisions and ...

Local bonds better than the US: PIMCO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
Australia's fixed income market is more attractive than that of the US, according to Bill Gross, Pimco chief investment officer. "Australia has a stronger economy than the US, which says to me Australia is one of the most attractive bond markets as ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
Global investment manager BlackRock adjusts the nuts and bolts of its asset allocation alpha fund so that the fund can comfortably ride out the volatile markets. Speaking at a BlackRock conference in Sydney yesterday, BlackRock head of asset allocation ...

Q Invest targets professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Queensland-based Q Invest - the jointly owned financial advice firm of QSuper and QIC - is targeting time-poor, asset-rich professionals with its latest private clients service. The product, which was officially launched last night, has been in the ...

Tax reforms boost capacity, not inflationary

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
Treasurer Wayne Swan presented his tax reform Bill to parliament this week saying it will boost economic capacity and not be inflationary. "They are also a down payment on a more internationally competitive tax system that will enhance the economy's ...

Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has moved to capitalise on the shortfalls of the world's most liquid market through the launch of its FX alpha strategy for Australian investors. The strategy has been designed as an actively managed, risk-controlled ...

CFS engages Innovest for ESG research

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) has recruited the services of third party research providers, Innovest Strategic Value Advisers, in the next phase of its ongoing integration of environment, social and governance (ESG) risk assessment ...

Austock High Yield gets three stars

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Austock Asset Management has extended its reach into the financial planning industry after its High Yield Fund received a three star rating from research specialist Standard & Poor's. According to Austock Asset Management (Austock), the fund is invested ...