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Schroders buys Swiss Re

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2008
... "delighted" with the acquisition, and that Schroders will "further develop this business together with the current fund managers." Completion of the transaction remains subject to regulatory approvals. Schroders has $305 billion in assets under management ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... dollar and inflation fears due to crude oil rising to all-time highs prompted investors to enter the bullion market. Fund managers and gold experts said they expect bullion could rise to further records as more and more investors turned to gold as an ...

Optimix to use local Indian know-how

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
Optimix chief investment officer Emmanuel Calligeris suggests fund managers who are only entering the market now face an uphill battle compared to those who have had a few years headstart. It took two years of hard work setting up the business but ING's ...

FGF wins $162m QIC mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... "result of working with like-minded managers at QIC." FGF is also working closely with a select number of overseas fund managers and is in the process of securing exclusive rights to distribute "unique products" to the Australian retail market via managed ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Eclectic looks for IMPACT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... had responded to investment manager demands by developing cost-effective products and workshops. Established by fund managers, Impact Investing, provides specialised front office decision support applications which allow clients to make better investment ...

Investment fees jump 50pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... "Recently, many trustees have unwittingly paid away the vast majority of their 'alpha' in fees, even when their fund managers have performed particularly well," he said Andrew Keevers, Rainmaker Information associate director of research, said the company's ...

New era for investment analysts

... Ashton said that the books are constantly being re-written when it comes to valuing and sourcing investments. The way fund managers and super funds perform has been influenced by "the advent of a wide range of alternatives - hedge funds, long/short funds ...

Investment infrastructure needs upgrade: ACSA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... foresee over the coming decades." He said the onus did not only fall on custodians, but required assistance from fund managers, the registries and technology companies such as SWIFT. "Australia continues to develop very innovative investment strategies ...

UBS Aus equities will deliver: Shields

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... infrastructure analyst within the Australian equities team. The UBS Australian equities team consists of 11 analysts and fund managers with an average of 15 years of experience. According to Shields, since his appointment, the UBS Australian Share Fund ...