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Basis Capital lesson far from over

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... example, the investments within Basis were not as easy to understand as they were marketed to be and portrayed by the research houses. "That has made us more cynical and jaded - we want to see an investment that is transparent and easier to understand ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... joint release by the US Census Bureau and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development: "Sales of new single-family houses in May 2010 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. ...

Portfolio manager movement accelerates

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
The number of fund managers switching investment houses doubled in the last six months, S&P reported. Standard & Poor's found 15 senior portfolio management professionals, representing 320 years of collective experience, left their firms in the first ...

ETCs close to platform launch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
... platforms. "We're starting to see more platforms do more due diligence on our products," he said. "There's several research houses that feed into [different investment platforms]. It'll probably be around a month and a half before things start moving." ...

Regal bags hedge fund award

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
... of industry judges from across Asia. Eurekahedge is one of the world's largest independent data providers and research houses for alternative investments. The Amazon Market Neutral fund has returned more than 14 per cent per year on average, net of fees ...

Local jobseekers enjoy strong executive search market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
Banks, fund managers and investment houses risk losing key staff to rival firms and new entrants in the coming months after a new report found the financial services sector is leading the rebound in executive searches and that two in five executives ...

Purvis attracts SMA mandate with new venture

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
... United Funds Management for three years to 1998. He launched Proactive Portfolios at the end of last year, a business that houses the research and knowledge he's developed of multi-asset and multi-manager model portfolios. The firm provides expertise ...

Managed accounts forum tackles key issues

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... Financial Planners forum. The event will feature industry experts from planning groups, asset management firms, rating houses and marketing companies aimed at improving planners' businesses as part of the Financial Standard Best Practice Seminar Series. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... inventories underscored a recovery in the US economy, while ad agency Dentsu surged on improved earnings guidance. Trading houses such as Mitsui & did especially well after metals prices rose, but buying emerged across a broad range of sectors as confidence ...

Khazanah buys Oriental University stake

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... sitting within an hour's drive from two of the most affluent and populous cities in China, Beijing and Tianjin. OUC currently houses and provides education services to 16 colleges with a total student population of approximately 36,000. OUCL focuses ...