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Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Institutional investors have been urged to embrace exchange-traded funds (ETF), as the Australian market looks to overcome the misconception that they are built for the retail market. While the US and European ETF markets are swamped with institutional ...

AUI to draw planners with new property ratings

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... manager, property, mortgages and capital markets, AUI. AUI is targeting new and existing retail clients as well as "semi-insto funds" to invest in its $380 million Diversified Property Fund according to Pratt, who said that discussions with advisers ...

Instos move into ETFs as sector surges

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
Investors have continued to surge into exchange traded products with ETFs increasing in number and in total market capitalisation over the past year, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) said yesterday, with institutional investors moving in. Over the ...

Threadneedle adds insto director

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
International asset manager, Threadneedle, hires a new director of institutional clients as it develops its broader distribution strategy in Australia. James Wesley has joined the Australasian team and will be responsible for building and managing relationships ...

BNP Paribas to launch fixed income SMAs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
BNP Paribas Investment Partners will use separately managed accounts to draw retail investors to its new Australian fixed income capability, which will also be available to instos. The French bank will launch its Australian fixed income offering this ...

NAB boosts private equity admin

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... The private equity admin and middle office services is the first of a range of new services that NAB hopes to offer to its insto clients this year.

QIC creates new role of MD Insto Business

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Former Perennial Investment Partners business development executive Cliff Smith has joined fund manager QIC as managing director of institutional business. In the newly created role, Smith will be responsible for developing relationships with major ...

Russell to launch insto ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
Russell Investments this year makes the leap towards providing exchange traded funds (ETFs) for institutional investors, at a time when more super funds are adopting new ways to manage their passive strategies. Russell will be channelling efforts into ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
Australian Unity Investments is ramping up its institutional strategy this year. Martin Hession, head of property at AUI, said at a lunch last week that winning institutional mandates would be a key part of the firm's agenda this year, after having ...

Instos lead charge into ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
Four new iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs) generated $140 million in funds under management in just two trading sessions, but contrary to popular belief, institutions - not retail investors - are leading the charge into the products. iShares launched ...