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Li gets what Li likes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013

Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
"When I find myself in times of trouble... Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be." - The Beatles Nice song, sound advice but not, it seems, if the French can help it. The International Monetary and Financial ...

Man wins $1.08 billion mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... managed from Man's UK headquarters and investment team, said Kit Cherry, of Man Investments Australia's institutional team. USS intends to pump funds into the managed accounts from the first half of this year, and the arrangement is scheduled for a minimum ...

Our fearful trip is done

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... dropped to 539,750 - the lowest since January. If history is any guide and prevails, this provides further confirmation that USS America has sailed passed the treacherous waters of recession. New claims have declined by 18 per cent from its peak in April ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
Australian stocks have been buoyed by Wall Street's overnight rebound, maintaining an almost two per cent surge throughout Wednesday morning. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 62 points, or 1.95 per cent, at 3,246.5 while the broader ...

Nationalisation - that ugly word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Been there, done that. More money poured and promised to be poured into the economic and financial systems have not convinced equity markets that the 'beginning of the end' of the global financial crisis is nigh. US President Barack Obama declared these ...

UK instos back climate change fundie

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), UK's second largest pension fund, is joining three other institutional investors in investing more than $160 million in Climate Change Capital Group. The USS together with Alliance Trust, SNS REAAL N.V., and ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
State Street Global Advisors has been selected by UK-based Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) to manage a $200 million hedge fund replication mandate. The Hedge Fund Beta Replication Strategy replicates the average performance of a group of hedge ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open sharply lower as weakness in global equity markets paints a bleak picture for the domestic bourse. While precious metal and oil prices both made slight gains overnight, weaker equity markets - with European ...

Henderson wins long-term mandate competition in the UK

... winners of the long-term mandate competition organised by the UK University pensions fund Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the UK's third largest pension fund, and pensions consultancy Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow. Henderson won the competition for ...