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UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
UBS launched its Global Access Fund to provide self managed super funds and other investors exposure to the soft commodities and the emerging markets. The UBS Global Access Fund is a structured product that provides exposure to the UBS Bloomberg CMCI ...

Franklin Templeton allies with Vietcombank

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
NYSE-listed global asset manager Franklin Templeton Investments has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Vietcombank Fund Management (VCBF), an investment management firm focused on private equity in Vietnam. The remaining 51 per cent of VCBF will continue ...

High conviction champions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Opportunistic and high conviction funds passed the 'bear market test' with flying colours, based on recent performance data. Critics have argued that opportunistic and high conviction funds - designed to perform well during a market fallout - are so ...

BRIC sector splits SRI managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Ethical and socially responsible investments (SRI) fund managers have conflicting policies on how they invest in BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) markets, leading to inconsistent returns for SRI investors. According to Mercer research, emerging ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

Financial messaging specialist SWIFT pushes corporate governance up a notch through an automated messaging system that creates a transparent 'audit trail' of proxy votes cast by fund managers and pension funds. The new system, called SWIFTNet Proxy ...

Confidence rising in emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
Investor sentiment across developing countries in Asia remains buoyant, and higher than in more established and sophisticated markets, according to an ING study. The ING Investment Sentiment Tracking Study surveyed 1,308 'mass affluent' investors in ...

Future Fund appoints equities investment director

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2007
The Future Fund has appointed former Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) executive Elspeth (Elly) Lumsden as equities investment director. Lumsden was previously investment director of international equities at VFMC, and previously worked ...

UniSuper appoints public markets head

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
UniSuper has appointed Intech's current deputy head of manager research, Danny Suchowiecki, as their new manager of public markets. Suchowiecki's appointment follows the promotion of previous manager of public markets, Dennis Sams to head of public ...

Building BRICs

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2007
Some investors may think it's too late to jump on the BRIC bandwagon, however David Dali, CEO and Portfolio Manager of Globalis Investments is among the growing number of BRIC enthusiasts who see more growth ahead. Back in July, The World Wealth Report ...

Unisuper fills final committee space

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
UniSuper has appointed former Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme chief executive Graham Dunstan to UniSuper's investment committee, filling the last open space. Dunstan's appointment follows the recent appointment of Mervyn Peacock as chair of ...