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Lonsec approves iShares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) received an 'approved' rating from Lonsec. The Lonsec report notes iShares ETFs represent an efficient, liquid and cost effective means for investors to gain index exposure to different ...

Nomura absorbs Lehman Bros Australia

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
Around 3,000 Lehman Brothers employees, including those in Australia, will soon work for Nomura Holdings, after the Japanese investment firm inked a deal to buy Lehman Brother's entire franchise in Asia-Pacific. The deal is still subject to certain ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) listed a further two iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs), providing Australian investors access to Brazil, Russia, India and China and the top 50 companies in Asia. The iShares MSCI BRIC provides access to more than ...

BGIA expands insto team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
Barclays Global Investors Australia (BGIA) appointed Charmayne Connelly and Simon Brinsmead as client manager and consultant manager respectively. Connelly previously worked at Wellington Management in a similar client relationship role. Prior to this ...

Barclays UK takes life insurance online

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
UK based Barclays Bank penned a deal with Norwich Union to provide life insurance products for the retail market online, a strategy which contrasts the approach of many Australian insurance firms. The deal means Barclays will offer both level and decreasing ...

CSRF chases alpha

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
The Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (CSRF) awarded Barclays Global Investors (BGI) and BlackRock Investment Management a $100 million mandate each to capture short-term equity market opportunities. The mandates were allocated to the BGI ...

ANZ Super cuts option costs by 40pc

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The $2.3 billion ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme has overhauled its Australian and international equities portfolios to include the appointment of two new core managers and four satellite managers. According to an investment update on the ...

SEC blocks bank short selling

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
US based Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is taking extreme action against wild 'naked' short selling, issuing an emergency order that prevents the practice across a number of commercial and investment bank stocks. The order means anyone taking ...

BGI targets adviser iShare apathy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) juggernaut, Barclay's Global Investors (BGI) iShares is targeting financial planners in the second of this year to alert them on the benefits of using the funds. Adam Seccombe, iShares co head, said iShares are used by the ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Many familiar names and a handful of boutique funds are named among the finalists of this year's 2008 Standard & Poor's Fund Awards. Standard & Poor's Fund Services, together with national newspaper The Australian, are awarding outstanding fund managers ...