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Buffett gives $2 billion to Gates Foundation

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Legendary investor and billionaire Warren Buffet has continued his annual donation plan by giving more than $US2.6 billion ($2.9 billion) worth of Berkshire Hathaway stock to five charities. The largest proportion of Berkshire Hathaway Class B shares ...

Former Hyperion boss Dr Manny Pohl launches mid cap fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Former Hyperion Asset Management managing director Dr. Manny Pohl has launched a new long only, growth style mid cap equity fund via his new venture, ES Pohl & Co. The EC Pohl & CO Mid Market Opportunities fund will focus on stocks outside the ASX top ...

Macquarie Group tops global alternative investment table

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian financial services firm Macquarie Group is the world's largest investor in alternative assets with almost $95 billion invested in infrastructure, according to research by Towers Watson and the Financial Times. Total assets managed by the ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Investments in companies focused on fossil fuels could be rendered 'worthless' in the face of falling demand and tighter global regulation on carbon dioxide emissions, according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched an international equities exchange traded fund (ETF) for Australian investors. The SPDR S&P World ex-Australia (Hedged) Fund will be hedged back into Australian dollars and begins trading on 9 July. Since ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...

Infrastructure boom set to continue

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global infrastructure investments have bounced back from GFC-losses to post equity-like returns, but with lower volatility, according to the Lonsec Research review of the asset class. The Lonsec Infrastructure Securities Sector Review, which covered ...

Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global investment manager Parametric has appointed Chris Briant as chief executive officer for its Australian business, following the departure of managing director Scott Lawrence. The Eaton Vance subsidiary, best known in Australia as a proponent of ...

Fidelity set to expand Australian presence

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
New Fidelity country head Michael Bargholz has confirmed plans to expand Fidelity's investment capability in Australia with a number of new products. The global asset manager's top-performing Australian equities provision will be grown to include a ...

Bloomberg ASEAN roadshow kicks off

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Bloomberg launched its new ASEAN Bond Portal at its annual ASEAN Fixed Income Roadshow which kicked off in Singapore yesterday. Bloomberg's ASEAN Bond Portal will be used to provide a centralised place where investors can view all the available bonds ...