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Smaller funds to plateau

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
Super funds under the $200 million threshold are expected to wither off until the industry consists of between 50 to 100 players in the next five years. Unsurprisingly super funds, particularly corporate funds in the $100 to $200 million bracket, are ...

FBI sting catches $2.4bn mortgage fraud

The US Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped down Wall Street after charging more than 400 individuals for mortgage-related fraud and booked two ex-Bear Stearns hedge fund managers with conspiracy and securities fraud. ...

FTSE100 shines in ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
FTSE100 companies received the thumbs up from an ethical investment researcher, which found a four-fold increase in UK companies with 'exceptional' green policies last year compared to four years ago. For the past three years, FTSE100 companies on the ...

Avanteos offers defensive options

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... the Avanteos platform since last year. "The negotiable certificates have certainly been popular. We've experienced a six-fold increase in funds under administration into this investment type over the past few months, which simply highlights the demand ...

AMP roadmap to growth

... to see the fruits of this in driving up planner numbers," he added. Last year, the group added a net 135 advisers to its fold. Secondly, AMP Capital Investors' expansion into Asia is set to continue. "We've begun by establishing effective distribution ...

T.Rowe Price grows FUM ten-fold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
While many fund managers suffered massive outflows in the last three years to rivals or to the market, global equity specialist T.Rowe Price grew its local portfolio from $300 million to over $3 billion over the same period. Investors big and small ...

Instos change mandate strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... alternative investments rose by roughly 20 per cent on the previous year. Real estate was the most popular search, which rose five-fold during the year, up from 12 real estate investment searches in 2006 to 62. Against this 20 per cent spike in alternative ...

AFA selects Alexis for PI cover

... rules also mean they have to increase their insurance cover from up to $3 million from any one claim to $20 million, a six-fold increase. The higher cover only makes it more important for advisers to get the right PI cover as any mistake can be costly. ...

Brookvine and ipac back Prisma

... decided to use those funds to seed Prisma Global Multi-Strategy. Ipac spokesperson Mark Peterie said the decision was three-fold. First, the Prisma fund allowed for better risk management based on the fund's profile. Second, the fund's performance has ...

Retirement liabilities dwarf assets six-fold

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Worldwide pension savings might have doubled in the 10 years to 2006 to US$24 trillion but retirement liabilities are estimated to be more than six times that, reveals the State Street Corporation pension industry Vision Report. This disparity illustrates ...