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Instos gain Asian dark pool market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Fund managers and institutional investors could save money on their Asia-based share trading after Investment Technology Group (ITG) launched enhanced dark pool market place. ITG has combined the institutional liquidity from POSIT, the firm's crossing ...

Open letter to trusted trustees

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2010
Trustees should use their collective muscle to punish investment managers and listed company directors who are robbing investors blind through capital raisings and deals that ultimately destroy shareholder value, said a governance expert. Dean Paatsch ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
Eight super funds, including AustralianSuper, are spearheading the move to better assess climate change risks on long-term returns, but the industry, as a whole, is still moving at a glacial pace on all thing carbon, a survey shows. The joint survey ...

Analyse this

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
The Janus Global Research 130/30 fund zoomed past its benchmark by more than 12 per cent last year - gaining 47.7 per cent in the year to December - thanks to its secret weapon: career analysts. Jim Goff, director of research at Janus, a $97 billion ...

Omega hires insto sales manager

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Omega Global Investors has hired former Vanguard Investments Australia executive, Erica Hall, as manager of institutional sales as the fund manager launches two bond funds to the market. Hall spent eight years at Vanguard working across institutional ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... could be LINK or ARC but without the protection [premium]." As the next step, Lucas said Instreet is exploring ways to offer insto-style risk management solutions that are priced for retail investors. Some planners use 'put options' to hedge their client ...

Investors revamp intl property strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010

Asia Pac property assets draw mandate appeal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... region. Jeff Jacobson, global chief executive of the $40 billion fund manager, predicts it's only a matter of time before insto investors return to global markets for big investments as the local property sector's small size lacks diversity. "Australian ...

Artemis to switch from Fortis to AMG

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... fund manager brands in the UK, managing more than US$16 billion in assets across a range of managed funds and segregated insto accounts. The investment team at Artemis is made up of 17 fund managers, including Adrian Frost, a well-known name on Fleet ...

Sec lending to split from custody

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
The multi-million dollar securities lending market in Australia could be in for a shakeup as super funds consider separating their custodial services from securities lending and cash collateral management. Giselle Awad, senior vice president business ...