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Quant experts enter new continuum

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
Former GMO quantitative managers Max Cappetta and Anthony Corr have resurfaced and teamed up with former MIR quant director Brett McElwee to form their own boutique - Continuum Capital Management. The new boutique will come under the wing of boutique ...

ABN-AMRO launches GLO-MAX

ABN AMRO has expanded its range of structured products with GLO-MAX, designed for investors who want capital protection with their international investments. "GLO-MAX combines a capital guarantee at maturity, the choice of a conditional annual coupon ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open softer as US broader markets slipped slightly as record US oil prices at $89.78 a barrel added to investors' concerns about the outlook for consumer and business spending. Base metals in London could were ...

Skandia gives multi-managers mandates

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
Skandia has introduced mandate structures to their multi-manager funds, allowing investors access to managers closed to new investors or previously available only through mandates. Skandia's chief executive officer, Ross Laidlaw, said, the move will ...

CFS Employer Super doubles to $4bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Colonial First State's FirstChoice Employer Super has almost doubled its funds under administration (FUA) to more than $4 billion in the space of twelve months. FirstChoice Employer Super offers employers more than 50 investment options from a selection ...

Legalsuper recovers a million in super

Sure, a million dollars is a sliver of the country's $9.7 billion in 'lost super' but it is still a million dollars that legalsuper has recovered at negligible or no cost to its members. Andrew Proebstl, legalsuper's chief executive, said that in the ...

Having another crack at online mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
As business models go, one of the all-time worst may be selling home loans on the internet. Countless online mortgage companies have come and gone. The big banks with active direct mortgage sales arms report that the contribution those businesses make ...

The long and the short of JANA

Lonsec has upgraded its "investment grade" rating on JANA's long/short funds to "recommended" due to the group's well-resourced and highly experienced research team led by long-time JANA executive John Coombe and new head of Australian equities Aidan ...

NASDAQ casts net in the Middle East

NASDAQ and Dubai's stock exchange Borse Dubai are in talks to sign a series of deals which will see NASDAQ expand its footprint in the Middle East, shares in the London Stock Exchange to change hands and Borse Dubai to own a stake in one of the world's ...

QIC appoints new beta manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
QIC has appointed Bill Prendergast to the new position of Global Fixed Interest Beta Manager. Prendergast will manage QIC's global fixed income beta portfolios, including an inflation-linked bond mandate for QSuper. Prior to joining QIC, Bill spent ...