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Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Despite the volcanic volatility reverberating around global markets, several world wide sentiment surveys show that investor remain surprisingly upbeat. The quarterly ING Investor Sentiment Index shows that confidence level among Asian investors has ...

Liquidnet partners with Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2007
... cost. Charles River Development provides technology solutions to more than 250 investment companies in institutional, mutual fund, banking, hedge fund, wealth management and pension industries.

Markets not governments set interest rates

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
While the sub-prime fiasco showcases how banks are still the crown jewel of the financial system, the expanding role of non-bank financiers is unstoppable and market regulators will eventually have to figure out a way to deal with this new reality. ...

Indian infrastructure investing fuels sustainability

ALEX DUNNIN IN NEW DELHI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2007
India is seeking US$500 billion over the next five years to help fund its national infrastructure plan, creating a big opportunity for Australian investors to get in on the ground floor. "We need this money over the next five years to fund our plan ...

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... 28 per cent annually," said Aditya Agarwal, joint managing director of the research group ICRA Online. "We have 32 mutual fund players already and 20 of these are foreign." Indians transforming the way they save by moving from banks to mutual funds and ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The demand for investment products in India is so great that some companies have closed their initial public offerings (IPOs) oversubscribed by a factor of 100. "There is such a thirst for investment products that any product that is remotely interesting ...

Responsible investing gains momentum

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
Proof that responsible investing (RI) is fast becoming mainstream, the latest data from AXA Investment Managers has shown that funds flow into responsible investing (RI) has outpaced funds flow into non-RI funds in Europe. "Net new money into European ...

Morningstar scores top ratings

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
US-based investment data researcher Advisor Perspectives has found Morningstar's mutual fund rating system scores highly on rating bonds but not so much on international equities. Advisor Perspective did three separate studies, done in conjunction with ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
... on Tuesday. Gold holdings fell because of sales by two euro zone central banks. In investment news, India's largest mutual fund, Reliance Capital Asset Management Ltd, launched an exchange-traded fund that would invest in physical gold. NYMEX January ...

LG Investments chooses Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2007
... Development provides innovative technology systems and services to more than 250 investment firms in the institutional, mutual fund, banking and wealth management industries.