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Instos switch $100bn mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... reflecting a trend for smaller mandates, said Mercer. A fresh development unseen in previous years is the rise of agriculture/farmland-related mandates. Last year, around 107 manager searches were conducted specifically relating to agriculture, three ...

Lodestar hires two senior analysts

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... at Lodestar and be responsible for the coverage of listed property trusts, media, retail, industrial services and agriculture. Armor previously worked at AMP Capital Investors as head of capital funds. In this role, he managed a team of analysts and ...

Zurich to roll out climate change training

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... change," he said. Taking the local florist as an example, he explained that water availability and major disruption in agriculture could increase the florist's overheads. "They can start to plan for that by diversifying where they get their products ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... Centrebet International Ltd, OrotonGroup Ltd, Patties Foods Ltd, Mortgage Choice Ltd and Ramsay Health Care Ltd. The Agriculture Outlook Australia 2009 forum begins in Sydney, while the Bulk Materials Handling 2009 conference begins in Brisbane. On Monday ...

AXA IM opens Framlington to instos

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
... between eight and 20 themes running through the portfolio at any time such as Asian infrastructure, green technology, agriculture and scarce resources. Local investors can already access AXA Investment Managers' other global equity manager, AXA Rosenberg ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... 22,207.55. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket ended virtually flat on Monday, looking past positive news for the agriculture sector in the form of a raised Fonterra forecast payout. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed up 4.9 points, or 0.16 per ...

Agriculture wins pension fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... Australian superannuation funds are 18 months behind their UK counterparts which are increasingly awarding mandates to agriculture investments, said an industry expert. Charlie Blomfield, managing director of Carthona Agriculture, said increasing mandates ...

Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... groan when they read what this fiscal year has in store for them. Exports according to ABARE. The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) forecast that total earnings from Australia's commodity exports to fall by 20 per cent to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... Exchange, the December share price index contract was down 15 points at 4679. In news on Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics releases its third quarter commodities report. In company news, Premier Investments releases ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... managing director Doug Rathbone addresses The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Feed, Food and Fuels - Is Agriculture Meeting the Challenge". In Australia on Tuesday, the Australian share market closed at an 11-month high, driven by rallies ...