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Greener than green shoots

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Phew! That was a close call. Just when you thought Wall Street has run out of puff, a tail wind comes to lift its sails. The Dow and the S&P 500 spent most of last night's trading activity in the red. For most of the session, investors were cashing ...

Volatility: a new asset class?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
Volatility is not just a market barometer of investor sentiment, it is an emerging asset class too, said a fund manager that has amassed $5.8 billion on volatility strategies since 1999. French fund management giant Credit Agricole Asset Management ...

RBS restructures Aussie equities team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
The Royal Bank of Scotland has appointed a new head of equity capital markets (Australia) and named three new members to its Australian equities team. RBS has appointed David Goffage as head of equity capital markets Australia, replacing Patrick Broughton ...

Bankrupts jump on the web

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
The record number of companies including managed funds and planning firms that filed for bankruptcy last year prompted ASIC to create a website tailored for those dealing with financial difficulties. The site, www.asic.gov.au/insolvency, aims to give ...

South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
South African and Brazilian companies have been identified for their progress on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure by global institutional investors. The Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMDP) survey found ...

AIA arises from AIG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
AIA has today become the new name and brand for AIG Life in Australia as the group takes another step towards becoming a fully independent Asian-based insurance giant. The initiative follows similar moves announced last month by other former AIG subsidiaries ...

UBS reshuffles wealth management execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
UBS has appointed Liz Cacciottolo to senior advisor in the firm's wealth management Asia Pacific business while Clark Morgan will take over her role as local chief executive. Based in Sydney, Cacciottolo will focus on developing the firm's wealth management ...

QIC adopts Sophis Value software

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
QIC has become the first Australian investment manager to implement the Sophis Value software platform. The Sophis Value platform is a multi-asset portfolio and risk management solution which will integrate a number of existing systems and provide an ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
BlackRock has signed a purchase agreement to buy Barclays Global Investors including its ETF platform, iShares, to create a $3.3 trillion (US$2.7 trillion) asset management giant. According to a media statement released this morning, the deal will see ...

ING battles longevity risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
After more than a year at the helm, ING Australia's chief executive Harry Stout said the group is gearing up to launch a new suite of income and investment products tailored around longevity risks. At a time when most investment houses are hunkering ...