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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... average of 79.5 per cent. The Empire State Manufacturing Index plummeted to minus 7.8 in June - the lowest since last November - from plus 11.9 in May. Readings below zero signal a contraction in the (New York) state. The National Association of Home ...

Alpha adds BlackRock and QIC strategies

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
Alpha Fund Managers has invested in BlackRock's Australian equitised long short strategy, adding the manager to its Australian blue chip fund. Boutique multi-manager Alpha has bought into the long short strategy, which outperformed the S&P/ASX200 index ...

Same time last year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2011
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times. Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it! It certainly feels like June 2010 all over again! I can't believe it myself but when Big Ben spoke last night, I became a believer! Speaking at ...

Tyndall builds compliance team

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Tyndall Investments has made two appointments for the launch of its new enterprise risk, compliance and legal team and expects more senior arrivals to follow. The new division earmarks the start of Tyndall's strategy to build its business and administrative ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was around a third of a US cent lower, as minutes from the central bank's May board meeting suggested a rate rise was not as imminent as the market was expecting. At 1200 AEST, the Australian dollar was trading at 105.49 US cents ...

ASIC moves to protect OTC retail investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) is stepping up its scrutiny on issuers of over the counter (OTC) derivatives, in order to safeguard the investments of a rising retail client base. ASIC has released a consultation paper seeking ...

More change in INGIM OptiMix Multi team

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
One senior portfolio manager within ING Investment OptiMix Multi Manager team is moving to the head office in Holland while another remains with the company but on leave. Mark Robertson, who has been with ING Investments since November 2006, is leaving ...

TOWER Australia changes to TAL

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Life insurer TOWER Australia Group is set to become TAL Limited by November. TOWER is changing its name to TAL after completing extensive research in the lead up to a licence deadline when a five-year agreement with TOWER Limited of New Zealand to use ...

May go away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Uh-oh, this is the last day for equity investors to decide whether or not to "sell in May and go away". An article Reuters published on 27 April reminded me so. In it, Reuters wrote, "Jeffrey Hirsch, publisher of the Stock Trader's Almanac, offers some ...

Perpetual to debut global resources

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Fund manager Perpetual is going to the market this year with a new global resources fund, which has beaten its benchmark by a mile since its incubation four-and-a-half years ago. The new fund, Perpetual Global Resources, is managed by James Bruce, who ...