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AXA inflows stay strong after June 30

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings has posted 61 per cent net inflow growth for the September quarter for its Australian and New Zealand businesses, despite the passing of the June 30 cut-off for deposits up to $1 million. Over the nine months to September 30 ...

Rocketing small caps slow big cap funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
... a drag on the portfolio. We coin this phenomenon the 'Small Cap Effect'. The only problem, according to Inalytics Asia Pacific managing director Amanda Field, was that having identified the problem there seemed to be little the manager could do to counter ...

SSgA launches Global Total Equity Returns in Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... liability criteria will find these new products very attractive. The new strategy has already proved its worth in the Asia Pacific ex Japan region delivering returns 10 per cent ahead of the benchmark, said Rockefeller. We are also working on a similar ...

ANZ reports $4.18bn profit

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
... ANZ's future. "Despite a certain degree of global uncertainty, we expect conditions in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific to remain supportive. New Zealand should have reasonable performance, and I am confident of an improvement from institutional. ...

Confidence rising in emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... thriving economies are still very optimistic," said Chris Ryan, regional chief executive at ING Investment Management Asia Pacific. Japanese respondents were the most pessimistic, with only 26 per cent of respondents believing their markets would improve. ...

More rich get richer

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Asia Pacific region's 2.6 million new high net worth individuals are providing some insights into 'investment styles of the rich and famous,' according to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini's 2nd annual Asia-Pacific Wealth Report. According to the report ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2007
... AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index was up 8 points to 6722. Today, Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific Wealth report will be launched, while David Gonski, chairman of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd and Investec Bank (Australia) Ltd, speaks ...

Asia Property in $1.55b buying spree

... group's continued commitment to offer institutional investors and pension schemes a truly diversified exposure to Asia Pacific property. Besides the 50 per cent interest in Westfield Doncaster, Asia Property also bought the Tennoz First Tower, Shinagawa-ward ...

Comm Hotel property fund bags sustainability award

... Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa has been awarded a sustainability award at the Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP) in Hong Kong for the efforts of the fund manager, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and hotel manager ...

Governance returns sour Asian alternatives outlook

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... Investment Trusts fared better, with a median 24.6 per cent interest. Naomi Denning, head of investment consulting for Asia Pacific, said: "Although hedge funds have been growing rapidly over the past three years, trustees and fund sponsors in the region ...