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Asia Pac equities in the red

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
The recent declines in Asian equities may have opened a myriad of investment opportunity windows globally, but investors should adopt a cautious approach to avoid being stung by poor quality investments. Following the recent declines in Asian equities ...

Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Australian superannuation fund assets grew more than $125 billion last year despite a high allocation to equities in the face of falling markets, according to Watson Wyatt. The 2008 Global Pensions Assets Study surveyed the largest 11 pension markets ...

Deutsche boosts distribution

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Deutsche Bank Asset Management has expanded its distribution arm, appointing Stephen O'Brien to head of institutional distribution in Australia and New Zealand and Cathryn Franks to retail national development manager. O'Brien previously worked at Tyndall ...

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) is steering its alternative investment strategies towards credit markets to capitalise on mispricing within the sector. Carl Dunning-Gribble, chief investment manager in alternative investments at CAAM, said the ...

Even Macquarie has to pay for funding

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Macquarie Group chief financial officer Greg Ward reported yesterday that the group has been paying between 15 and 30 basis points more for funding since the credit market liquidity crisis hit in July. The group has had a strong flow of retail deposits ...

Credit Suisse pairs up with Julius Baer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
Credit Suisse Asset Management has expanded its multi-boutique platform by partnering with international equities manager Julius Baer Investment Management (JBIM). The first JBIM product is expected to be available to Credit Suisse clients by the second ...

Dewhurst to head Legg Mason's global expansion

Legg Mason is planning global domination and has appointed an Australian, former IOOF chief executive Ron Dewhurst, to do the job. Dewhurst has been appointed senior managing director and head of international asset management of the company effective ...

New property head for Valad

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Valad Property Group has appointed Greg Thompson as head of Valad's Asia Pacific property operations, starting today. Thompson was previously chief operating officer of property development group, Austcorp, and his appointment will see him play a leadership ...

World growth to drop by one-fifth, but no US recession: IMF

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
World economic growth is expected to drop by one-fifth in 2008 to 4.1 per cent down from 4.9 per cent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). "There was a risk that the ongoing turmoil in financial markets would further reduce domestic ...

Post sub-prime, ethics more crucial than ever: CFAs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
Australia has just hosted its first ever board meeting for the chartered financial analysts (CFA) institute who are here to talk about what they need to do to keep up with growing demand for their professional qualifications. "Domestically the CFA brand ...