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Philanthropy gets a boost at GSJBW

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The philanthropic services team at Goldman Sachs JBWere (GSJBW) received a boost recently with the appointment of Kelley McLendon as director, philanthropic services. "Philanthropy is emerging as a topic clients are raising more frequently with their ...

What US recession?

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Fears about the US economy plunging into recession have been overstated, overplayed, and blown out of proportion - but the outlook for 2008 still looks fairly benign, according to economists from Lehman Brothers. "There's a 60 per cent chance, in our ...

Standing in the eye of the storm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
The once established "Centro" name is now often synonymous with the words "problematic", "collapsed" and "embattled", but other property fund managers have begun to see silver linings following the Centro meltdown. Listed property funds manager, Aspen ...

Scottish Equitable puts lid on withdrawals

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008

Deadly Trojan targets 400 banks

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Imagine logging in to your bank account online, making a transaction, then finding out that you've just given your details - and funds - to a nameless hacker. Now imagine the Trojan targeting the users of 400 banks worldwide, including several institutions ...

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Canadian pension plans have proven to be far from immune to the US sub-prime crisis, as the sector reported paltry returns for its investors against a backdrop of tightening global credit and recessionary pressures in the US. According to a survey by ...

BNY Mellon scores first NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Global financial services company BNY Mellon Asset Management has announced that its Australian distribution subsidiary arm has won its first institutional client in New Zealand. Auckland Regional Holdings has appointed BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia ...

New partner for First Quadrant

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
First Quadrant, an investment management firm specialising in active equity management and global macro strategies, has appointed Jia Ye as a new partner in the company. Ye, who currently holds the position of chief investment strategist, will remain ...

CommInsure tracks lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Commonwealth Bank's insurance arm, CommInsure, has embarked on a mission to help customers track down and consolidate over $2.5 million of their lost super accounts. CommInsure, who administers the SuperTrace Eligible Rollover Fund, have joined ranks ...

K2 to tread lightly in 2008

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Boutique fund manager K2 Asset Management's international absolute return funds have reported positive returns to date, but the first half of 2008 may soon prove to be the toughest challenge yet for its investors. K2's Select International Absolute ...