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First Quadrant launches fund for all seasons

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
US-based investment manager First Quadrant has launched Global Macro Trust, which aims to generate returns for institutional investors regardless of market direction. Max Darnell, chief investment officer at First Quadrant, said the global macro return ...

MM over-diversification a myth: Russell

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
Keep picking investment managers and adding them to your portfolio until you can't find another good one, Russell Investment Management told yesterday's IMCA's conference. "Picking good managers is fundamental to any multi-manager portfolio. But many ...

INGIM appoints fixed income head

ING Investment Management (INGIM) has appointed Greg Michel as the new director of fixed income (Australia) following the promotion of James Wright to the new role of chief investment officer, asset strategies and alternatives, in October. Michel previously ...

SWIFT overhauls proxy voting

Financial messaging specialist SWIFT pushes corporate governance up a notch through an automated messaging system that creates a transparent 'audit trail' of proxy votes cast by fund managers and pension funds. The new system, called SWIFTNet Proxy ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2007
The Australian stock market remained in the red at noon, dragged down by a poor lead from the US overnight and lower base metal prices. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 21.4 points lower to 6512.1, while the All Ordinaries had shed 27 ...

Retirees short on yield

Australian retirees are struggling to find quality long term, high yield products to fund their retirement as domestic and overseas share markets continue their strong performance, according to a Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich) report. ...

Move over BRICs, Middle East is coming

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2007
The long-term growth potential in BRIC economies remains high yet will stabilise as China exhibits 'bubble' characteristics, but if the Middle East continues to liberalise it will offer even bigger potential. Speaking at the FPA conference last week ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon boosted by resources and following a lukewarm lead from Wall Street. At 1215 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 56.5 points higher, at 6501, while the All Ordinaries had gained 52.7 points to 6559.9. ...

All aboard SimCorp Xpress

Exotic instruments could soon become familiar territory to Australian-based fund managers after software specialist SimCorp expanded XpressInstruments, a software module for alternative investments. Visiting Australia last week, SimCorp's global chief ...

ANZ bank looks to India

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2007
As competition in Australian banking continues to intensify, ANZ bank is adopting new technologies in India to lead the pack, according to Mike Smith, ANZ's chief executive. Speaking at the Trans-Tasman Business Circle yesterday, Smith said in terms ...