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Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2008
... turned to gold as an alternative investment, even though the metal could retreat due to profit taking in the short run. The active gold contract for April delivery on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange settled up $US13.30 at $US993.80 ...

Diversity wins at State Street

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... return in line with traditional balanced portfolios, with lower volatility. Diversified Beta Plus incorporates a 20 percent active element, and seeks to deliver equity-like returns in the long term but with lower volatility than an equity only portfolio. ...

BUSSQ grants $50m to T.Rowe Price

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... we felt there was an uncomfortable level of manager risk." He said T.Rowe Price's ability to add alpha and the level of active risk within the portfolio influenced their decision to change managers.

Bridges takes over as Scobie departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
... Scobie's spot. Scobie will lead QIC's global credit team and will report to Robert Jewell, who is responsible for all internal active management (macro interest rate and global credit) across more than $30 billion in global fixed interest portfolios. ...

Listed cos fail compliance test

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2008
A higher number of ASX-listed company directors have failed to comply with share trading rules today compared to four years ago, raising questions on the prevalence of insider trading and the influence of the country's regulators. The number of top ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

AXA Rosenberg eyes emerging markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... particular stocks and strategies because that will lead to an ugly ending," said Burton. AXA Rosenberg is a specialist active global equity investment management group within the AXA Investment Managers group. The firm manages more than $149 billion ...

Tranzact grabs 60pc stake in Total Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
ASX-listed Tranzact Financial Services has acquired a 60 per cent stake in independent self-managed super fund (SMSF) administration provider, Total Super Pty Limited. Tranzact confirmed yesterday that it had acquired a combined 60 per cent interest ...

Aviva Investors the new force in GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... assets will be managed separately and local independent teams have been developed to generate high performance returns using active management strategies. "Our business will require our people to embrace a very different perspective: one of a single ...

Chasing the deposit dollar

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
The increase and availability of wholesale funding dilemma is causing major headaches for banks, but investors long cash are reaping the benefits with some term rates passing eight per cent, more than a full percentage point higher than the official ...