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Trust Company benefiting from global flows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
The Trust Company is increasing its footprint as a trustee in Asia, winning new bond mandates while also seeing inbound investment flows from Canada and Europe. Talking at the company's 2011 annual general meeting, chairman Bruce Corlett said the Trust ...

RBC Dexia opens Thailand for Aberdeen

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
RBC Dexia Investor Services has opened its pan-Asian transfer agency platform in Thailand, meaning fund orders that once were faxed are now automated. The global service provider has opened its platform specifically for investment management client ...

New tool for institutionals

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
A new web-based portfolio analysis tool has been released by London-based technology firm RBC Dexia Investor Services. The firm, which provides risk and investment analytics to institutional investors, today launched Investment Analytics - Interactive ...

New Russell manager to tackle prac management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Russell Investments has appointed former Ipac Securities head of advice capabilities as its new practice development manager intermediaries, with a brief to roll out its practice management program. John Nolan has taken on the role and will be responsible ...

ASX challenger chooses Equinix

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
Chi-X Australia, which is aiming to compete against the Australian stock exchange as an alternative share trading service, has chosen US-based IT infrastructure company Equinix to provide its primary data centre in Sydney. The would-be market exchange ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar is over half a US cent higher on news that the Group of Seven major industrialised countries have agreed to support Japan's economy. The US dollar also surged against the yen on news that the G7 had agreed on joint intervention ...

Ratings houses silent on Japan fund fallout

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Research houses Morningstar, Lonsec and Standard and Poor's say it is too early to tell what the fallout from the Japan earthquake disaster will be on the superannuation industry. Financial markets have been roiled, affecting super fund investments. ...

Desert storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Christchurch continues to dig through the rubble left by the tremor that hit the region three days ago in the hope of rescuing all those still trapped underneath. While on the other part of the globe, Libyan butcher Qaddafi continues to turn his country ...

Fees for alternatives under pressure

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Fees for private equity, hedge funds, infrastructure and real estate investments have all declined this year - and the timing couldn't be worse for alternatives as many funds struggle to assert their diversification credentials, post-GFC. According ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." Things are looking bright. Mister Market's mood is turning to yuletide cheer. And why not? It's looking good not only for the remainder of 2010 but also beyond the New Year. Sure, there are still ten trading ...