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Merlon Capital expands investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... institutional investors looking to combine our approach to investing in undervalued companies with our innovative use of derivatives to improve tax efficiency, reduce risk and add incremental returns," said Neil Margolis, Merlon's chief executive. "Merlon's ...

J.P. Morgan wins four super fund mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan WSS will provide end-to-end third party derivatives collateral management for four super funds including AustralianSuper, as it completes a $30 million technology investment program for institutional clients. J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities ...

ASX appoints Gonski replacement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... chair of the Future Fund, in charge of nearly $90bn in assets. Holliday-Smith is a specialist in capital markets, derivatives and venture capital activities. He was appointed a director of ASX in July 2006. Prior to the merger of ASX and SFE in July ...

Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... portfolio filled with high conviction names, with the commensurate lower volatility managed through an adept use of derivatives," said Adam Smears, head of investment research and portfolio manager, Skandia Investment Group in the UK. "It is rare to ...

ETP growth attracts IOSCO concerns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... While ETPs generally are not seen as a problems, the ambiguity surrounding synthetic ETPs that operate as forms of derivatives are, as is the mismatch between the index an ETP may claim to track and its underlying assets. "For example, some ETPs are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... jobs data was overshadowed by figures indicating a sharp slowdown in the Chinese economy. A declaration by a global derivatives group that Greece's debt restructuring deal last week had led to the country defaulting on its repayment obligations also ...

Recycled scares

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... contracts because it is a classic case of a debtor coercing a creditor under the rules of the International Swaps And Derivatives Associations." But, but, we already know this. In fact, we've even said that the recent Standard & Poor's downgrade of Greek ...

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... returns," said Towers Watson. "Managers who offer products in this space typically obtain leverage through the use of derivatives, for example listed futures contracts. It is therefore important that the manager has the necessary skills and experience ...

Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... be merged under a new brand, One Capital Asset Management, and include a range of asset classes including equities, derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. The merged entity will operate as Mason Stevens Group with Thomas Bignill ...

ASIC releases hedge funds guidance

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
... traditional funds due to their various investment strategies, complicated structures and use of leverage, short selling and derivatives." Under the guide, hedge funds will need to disclose whether they meet the benchmarks and if not, why they failed ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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