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Global investors call for action on climate change

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
Some of the world's largest institutional investors have told governments they are ready to play their part in the transition to a low carbon economy, but they need governments to help them. A group of 348 institutional investors worth more than US$24 ...

Regal named Australian hedge fund of the year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
Sydney based long/short equity manager Regal Funds Management (Regal) was the big winner at last night's Hedge Fund Awards held at the Westin Hotel in Sydney. Now in their 12th year the awards were handed out at Hedge Funds Rock, an event that also ...

Hedge fund allocators pick unstable funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... the bigger the fund," he continued. "The reason is that when you're under real stress and start trying to get out, if you're big, everybody sees you going and they make it worse for you. You just don't have the liquidity you need. But that doesn't come ...

Billionaires: How typical are you?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
The typical billionaire has a net worth of US$3.1 billion and is 63 years old, according to a new global wealth survey by Wealth-X and UBS. In the Pacific region including Australia, 34 billionaires control a total of US$97 billion between them. However ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... on 4 September when the BOJ kept monetary policy unchanged as expected. Sure, sure... if Japan's potential growth rate is a big fat zero, that is.A Then it really is growing above potential. Normally, it's easy to discern Japan's outlook from the Japanese ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Australian share market is lower as investors offload mining and bank stocks. The market began Thursday morning higher only to drop due to ongoing concerns about China's economy and the falling Australian dollar, CMC Markets chief market analyst ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open higher, with modest gains on Wall Street overnight. The December share price index futures contract is up three points at 5,404. The Dow closed at a fresh record after the US Federal Reserve stuck to a plan ...

FUM breaks thru $2tr

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
State Street Global Advisors has cemented its position as Australian biggest investment manager while Altair, Quantum, NovaPort and Naos are the fastest growing. The results are contained in Rainmaker's just released 'Roundup' report that reveals Australia's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... stocks which have offset some losses among the major banks on Wednesday, he added. "The stimulus is expected to help the five big banks in China lend to home buyers to increase consumption," he said. "The major banks are mixed today while the major miners ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
Global fund manager AllianceBernstein is set to launch three more China funds after receiving a licence in the Chinese government's Renminbi Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (RQFII) scheme. The scheme allows non-Chinese financial institutions ...