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Commodities rising

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... by the 51.1 per cent increase in agricultural commodities - a reflection of the increased demand from the growing middle class in the booming emerging markets. Precious metal prices have appreciated by 41 per cent over the same period. While this is ...

PineBridge enjoys strong inflows in EM debt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... inflation have been priced in," he said. But to give investors an idea on why EM debt will soon become a dedicated asset class, Mittal pointed out the numbers. The EM corporate market is now about $850 billion in market cap, much bigger than the sovereign ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
KPMG's launch of a specialised investment consulting offering will fill a significant gap in the market for direct investment advice to superannuation funds, said its head, James O'Leary. KPMG Investment Consulting officially launched this week after ...

BNP Paribas to launch fixed income SMAs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... right to enter the market with capabilities aimed at what we believe fixed income should be, a properly defensive asset class for our superannuation funds where super members should consider investing their money," said Robert Harrison, chief executive ...

UBS wealth mgmt to review compliance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
ASIC has signed an enforceable undertaking (EU) from UBS Wealth Management Australia Ltd to review its compliance culture and frameworks and fix past compliance failures. The fund manager didn't provide statements of advice to 764 retail clients invested ...

Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
Global infrastructure funds managed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) and RARE Infrastructure have increased their teams on the back of fresh mandate wins. Colonial First State Global Asset Management's global listed infrastructure ...

Property funds urged to keep lid on gearing

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... and believes that the sector can become a 'safe haven' once more. "We think that office space in A-REITs is the best asset class for direct property at the moment," he said.

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... rolled out for AdviserLogic while the group has focused on the self-managed super funds (SMSF) market of late to implement a Class Super datafeed that enables a cost effective discretionary SMSF solution to be rolled out to SMSF clients of the intermediary. ...

Inflation fears raise appeal of alternative assets

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... be called alternatives, they will be called something like "Inflation Protected Investing" or "Agriculture" as an asset class," said Dr Laib. Several global events are pushing institutional investors and pension funds towards alternatives including the ...

RockStar charity raises $120k

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The Financial Industry Community Aid Programme (FICAP) staged its fifth successful fundraising event 'Who Wants To Be A RockStar?' last night, raising more than $120,000 for charity. Over 400 wealth management professionals gathered at the Loft in Sydney ...