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Islamic funds zone in on Malaysia

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... fund management companies to establish Islamic fund management operations in Malaysia. DBS Asset Management and its associate companies currently manage $20.8 billion in assets with distribution channels in South East Asia, Middle East, Greater China ...

Vivid signs on Financial Simplicity

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Vivid Financial has implemented Financial Simplicity's Enterprise Edition product to improve the trade efficiencies of their managed accounts portfolios. According to Jon Reilly, trading and compliance manager of Vivid Financial, the new software will ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
APRA will consult with industry players on proposals to change the format of its all-important statistics on super fund performance so the public can make more informed choices about who should manage their retirement savings. Every three months, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... index futures contract fell 94 points, or 1.87 per cent, to 4888 on a volume of 15,024 contracts. Macquarie Equities associate director Lucinda Chan said bad news from the banks was hurting the market. "ANZ had a negative forecast this morning and this ...

IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
Industry Funds Management (IFM) bought the remaining 72.6 per cent equity stake in gas electricity firm, Ecogen Holdings from Babcock & Brown Power for $80.9 million. IFM has been an investor in the firm since 2003 and now completely owns the business ...

Smaller funds to plateau

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... down to 229. Currently there are 28 funds that fit into the [under $200 million] category," said Rainmaker Information associate director of research, Andrew Keevers. "A lot of companies have said that 'it's not for us anymore - let's get out'. The sector ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
Barclays Bank PLC launched the iPath Global Carbon Exchange Traded Note (ETN) on the NYSE Arca stock exchange to provide investors with exposure to greenhouse gas emission trading schemes. The iPath ETN is linked to Barclay's Capital Global Carbon Index ...

ASIC bans three Westpoint planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) banned three more financial planners involved in misleading clients on Westpoint products from providing financial services. The regulator banned New South Wales based Timothy Harrison from ...

Unlisted assets poised for higher illiquidity premiums

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... unlisted property funds unduly derated because of the credit crunch. Going on a different vantage point, Doug Higgins, associate director at Property Investment Research (PIR), said investors should look beyond the listed versus unlisted debate and analyse ...

Man Investments to launch $1.5b alt energy fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
Man Investments is partnering with the Abu Dhabi government owned International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) to launch a new investment fund that aims to reduce global greenhouse gas output and invest in alternative energy projects. The MENA ...