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Trend Micro turns gatekeeper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Financial planners and fund managers paranoid about the dangers that lurk behind social networks and "personal" surfing can now avail of a new IT solution that monitors web traffic at a granular level to prevent malicious software from sabotaging secure ...

QIC splits Aussie eq into boutiques

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... grow its business," said Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC. QIC is one of Australia's largest institutional fund managers with $65 billion under management for its Australian and overseas clients.

Fundies split on Hatoyama effect

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2009
Fund managers specialising in Japanese stocks are divided on how the new government will affect their investments and the local economy, according to the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). The UK-based AIC canvassed the opinion of Japan equities ...

Asian equities approach fair value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
... fallen more than 770 points to 2,714 in the past month since the beginning of August this year. This is despite many fund managers remaining bullish on the country and its mid-term growth outlook. "The Chinese stock market has had a tremendous run since ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives, this week reported the findings from an academic research paper, titled Red ...

Maritime awards $155m to equities managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... has resulted in Northcape Capital, T. Rowe Price and Ironbridge picking up investment mandates - but two existing fund managers have been dropped. The $2.4 billion fund's review, through its investment consultant JANA Investment Advisers, resulted in ...

S&P withdraws six ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... has withdrawn the ratings on a MIR fund, a Legg Mason fund and four AMP Capital Investors funds at the request of fund managers. The ratings firm withdrew the 'four stars' rating on the MIR Australian Equities Fund Class A, an Australian equities large ...

Ipac funnels $50m into alts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
Ipac joins the fray of fund managers that are eyeing opportunities in debt securities - opening a new portfolio this year that is dedicated entirely to the asset class. According to Jeff Rogers, chief investment officer at ipac which had $12 billion ...

Asset completes investment review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... sweeping changes to its international equities and bonds mandates, dropping seven out of eight international equities fund managers and appointing nine new mandates across both asset classes. Asset Super has discontinued mandates with Capital International ...

UK pensions seek to award $400m mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Australian fund managers with international equities expertise should pay attention to three UK pension funds, which are looking to dish out more than $400 million in international shares and index-linked gilts mandates. England's Falkirk Council is ...