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Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... enterprise in a foreign country. These investors can range from individuals to governments, sovereign wealth funds and fund managers. To put in context, FDI in Australia totalled US$22 billion in 2007. The UNCTAD World Investment Prospects Survey has ...

Don't forget the economics: Macq

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Emerging market fund managers should place more emphasis on the economic health of the countries where listed companies are based and ensure they hold highly liquid exposures, said one fund manager. Macquarie Funds Group's research paper; Emerging Markets ...

Treasury buys stake in two boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... The deal means Treasury Group will own 30 per cent of each fund manager if the agreement is signed. The boutique fund managers manage a combined $215 million in assets. Tony Cooper, Craig Connelly and Peter Lucas lead AR Capital Management's investment ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... fund arena, with the European Commission's draft directive to police hedge funds threatening the future of Aussie fund managers and investors in Europe. In July, the Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association waved the red flag ...

Managers reverse stance on Euro equities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
A global fund manager survey has found renewed confidence in the European equities, with figures showing more fund managers plan to be overweight the region in the next year. The Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers conducted in September found just ...

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
... guide was updated to include information on the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and key questions to ask fund managers. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) released; A ...

PM Capital readies for recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
While many fund managers have been busy shedding staff, PM Capital has done the opposite, beefing up the group's senior ranks ahead of investors redeploying capital back into equities. The fund manager appointed former MMC Asset Management executive ...

Finance firms power down to power up

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... a growth rate of 10 per cent year-on-year, an expense that can translate to vast sums particularly for banks and fund managers that run large data centres that have to be "on" at all times. But Hull said companies can use IT hardware that can monitor ...

FTSE and ASFA set after-tax world alight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... capital gains attached to off-market buy-backs. This launch follows growing demand from superannuation funds and fund managers to align investment decisions with their tax positions. "As an industry, we are focused on moving superannuation funds and ...

Russell OpenWorld targets insto investors

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
... fund range which will for the first time give Australian wholesale investors access to some of Russell's boutique fund managers on a single manager basis. Globally the new range offers investment professionals - whether portfolio managers, advisors and ...