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Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG | MONDAY, 23 APR 2012

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring ...

BNP Paribas Investment Partners shuts FI

MELANIE TIMBRELL | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012

... Investment Banking business." The local fixed income team was established in 2010 in response to investor interest in the asset class following market volatility at the time. Former BT Funds Management and 452 Capital portfolio manager, Doyle Mallett ...

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL | FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012

... as pension funds, insurance companies and corporates which are expected to initiate or expand their exposure to the asset class." "With the turbulence in the sovereign debt markets and the uncertainty associated with inflationary pressures, pension fund ...

Perpetual launches super wrap offer

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012

... private business and Improving Client Experience (ICE) program announced last October "The ICE program will provide a best in class portfolio and fiduciary administration service to our clients plus creates greater efficiency in our business processes," ...

MLC adds strategies, lowers share exposure

ELISE BURGESS | WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012

... invest across many types of assets without being constrained by a market benchmark, or the usual restrictions such as asset class limits. Capital International will manage the new emerging markets strategy, with three managers operating separate portfolios ...

Managers up risk on improved sentiment

MELANIE TIMBRELL | MONDAY, 16 APR 2012

... still believe are undervalued. A-REITs also experienced a surge in positive sentiment with 42% of managers viewing the asset class favorably," said Greg Liddell, Russell's managing director of consulting and advisory services. Chinese economic growth ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN | MONDAY, 16 APR 2012

... also using their scale in the specialist sector, noted the researcher. "Larger SWFs are more likely to invest in the asset class than their smaller counterparts: 83% of those with over $250bn in assets under management invest in private equity compared ...

ETFs pull away from $5bn mark

MELANIE TIMBRELL | THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012

After close to 12 months around the $5 billion mark, projections for local ETF industry growth are strong, according to a review from BetaShares. Approximately $60 million of net inflows entered the Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market in March ...

Investor negativity despite positive signs

ELISE BURGESS | THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012

... cash investments are improving to balance out the 25.9% who see a decline. Cash remains king and the most popular asset class for investors to rebalance to, with 25.8% of investors looking to rebalance to cash this quarter. Equities were not too badly ...

ETN fears grow following price plunges

ALEX DUNNIN | TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012

... speculation that the discount brokerage house in the US, Charles Schwab, may issue a customer warning about the product class, reported FinancialPlaning.com. The incident that has alerted intermediaries and exchanges to the problem is that in March a ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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