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Liontamer appoints Aus GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... investments, said the firm is assessing the demand for its range of ECO funds. "Our entry [into Australia] started with the KBC Global Water fund, but we now plan on launching Alternative Energy and Climate Change [funds] around October 2008," said Starks. ...

KBC Global Water rated recommended

... to hit mainstream in Australia but for those who believe there's money to be made in water investments, Lonsec singles out KBC Global Water as one to watch. KBC Global Water is a fund managed by Dublin-based KBC Asset Management (KBCAM) and counts New ...

Cracks appearing in Europe

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
Inflation, falls in retail confidence and employment wobbles are leading to housing market worries across Europe. KBC Asset Management's latest world market analysis reveals that the euro area has held up reasonably well in the past few months and even ...

AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... demand for Australian commodities, which will slow demand for our dollar and see the AUD drop in value by year's end, said KBC Asset Management in its latest world round-up report. "The declining demand for raw materials on account of the worldwide slowdown ...

Market bottom approaches, recovery expected soon

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... put the latest stock market correction into perspective as it is just a five-yearly pattern repeating itself, explained the KBC investment banking group that is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Liontamer, in a recent global economic briefing. ...

US dominoes keep falling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2008
... during the second half of this year and into next year, he added. Bernanke's assessment echoes a just released analysis from KBC Asset Management that said, "The dominoes appear to be falling at an accelerating rate." KBCAM noted that "Together with ...

Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Liontamer's KBC Global Water Fund has been added to the BT wrap, heralding the next step of the fund's Australian footprint in the water-investment sector. Liontamer head of distribution, Simon Padley, advised that the fund has been accepted on both ...

Liontamer lends weight to blue gold

... that specialise in the 'blue gold' sector. Liontamer, majority owned by Belgian fund manager and water investments expert KBC Asset Management, has launched a water fund available to Australian retail and wholesale investors this month. According to ...

Awash with water funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2007
... opportunities as their potential value is recognised." Liontamer is jointly owned by the asset management arm of Belgian-based KBC investment bank, which specialises in capital protected investments, fixed interest, commodities and now water funds.

SSgA raises bar on absolute returns

... high profile hirings. Jonathan Chanis, Henri Fouda, and Todor Georgiev from Caxton Associates, Mellon Capital Management and KBC Alternative Asset Management respectively have recently joined SSgA's alternative investment strategies team. "The three ...