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Pengana hires QIC execs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... Kevin Wan Lum has also joined Pengana to take up an offshore marketing and client management role with Pengana's Global Volatility Fund. He will work closely with Simon Poidevin in helping to grow the fund's assets under management. He formerly worked ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... contract was 39 points higher at 4,514 on volume of 19,790 contracts. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said the volatility in the US market and weakness in precious, metals, the Australian dollar and oil prices had impacted the local market. ...

Ascalon buys more stake in H3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... further increase in our equity stake reflects our confidence in H3 Global's ability to continue outperforming despite volatility in some key markets," said Andrew Landman, chief executive of Ascalon. "The growing impact that H3 Global is making on the ...

RARE eyes Indian and Mexican assets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... investments, aiming to cut the country's allocation from 40 to 30 per cent. "Coming into 2010, we have some concerns about volatility coming out of Brazil via the presidential elections in October this year," said Shaw. Exposure to China will remain ...

TAAM to add two more clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... manager has the capacity to take on board some more funds from pension and superannuation funds. He said despite the volatility in equity markets, the fund manager continued to attract and keep clients in the past two years. "We're about four and a half ...

FinaMetrica rides regulatory wave

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... financial risk tolerance assessment methodology that asks clients 24 questions regarding their tolerance for risk, market volatility and a range of other capital market possibilities. Given the recommendations from last year's Ripoll Inquiry that included ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... stockmarkets." But over the medium term, Edwards said there are key stockmarket drivers that could compensate for the volatility. "Russia's got fantastic resources, it's got a big consumer population who still don't have mortgages and the shift to the ...

Wellington and Omega win ING mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... index-enhanced global sovereign bonds. The inclusion of Omega, as passive managers, will assist in reducing portfolio volatility.

SMSFs turn to advisers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... adviser's recommendation. Meanwhile, non-SMSF investors are more likely to change their portfolio because of market volatility, the survey found. The survey also found SMSFs are looking to increase their fund contributions and are seeking to cut their ...

S&P gives DNR three stars

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2009
... its benchmark. "Excess returns have been recorded in both rising and falling market environments while the level of volatility has been marginally below that of the benchmark," said S&P Fund Services analyst, Rodney Lay. "S&P regards the model portfolio ...