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ING IM target resource rich states

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... looking to increase its exposure to Asian emerging markets. "Asia is clearly a strong point for us, especially in Asian property. There's a huge demand for housing as these countries change so we'll continue to enter that market," he said. Ultimately ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
... per cent, at 2,267.01. LONDON - Britain's leading share index rose 1.5 per cent, lifted by bid talk around insurers and property firm Liberty International, and a surprise fillip from US services data. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,853.5 points, up 85.8 or ...

Becton selects DSTi

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
ASX-listed Becton Property Group has announced that it will implement DST International's HiPortfolio Unit Pricing solution to its investment management division. The incorporation of the HiPortfolio Unit Pricing is expected to facilitate a more proactive ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Aviva breaks industry fund hurdle

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
... similar to investments, insurance now includes an option that changes with member needs. The group has also moved into property, pairing up with Wizard Home Loans and Salaris Consulting to provide Navigator Business Super members with no home loan application ...

Clever but not too clever investing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
Recent shakeouts in the LPT and direct property sector have prompted property investment firms including Ray White Invest to steer clear from "too clever" institutional products. RWI head of sales and distribution, David Adiseshan, said the recent chain ...

Super gap widens between haves and have-nots

... shortfall for this segment is more than $3,500 a year, or $68 less on groceries per month. Australia's love affair with property is part of the problem. "The significant levels of mortgage debt in this group [under 40s] could mean that they may not have ...

Aviva Investors the new force in GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2008
... through Aviva Morley SICAV, which has been re-branded Aviva Investors SICAV throughout Australia, Ireland and the US. Property assets will be managed separately and local independent teams have been developed to generate high performance returns using ...

Snowball boosts FUA by $300m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... portfolios for troubled times, so our cash weighting would be at the top of our ranges and we reduced our weighting to listed property trusts some time ago on the back of strong growth before the markets wobbled," he said. "We maintain diversified portfolios ...

Future Fund continues hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2008
... The Future Fund's current investment director team includes industry heavyweights Barry Brakey, co-founder of Pinnacle Property, Mitchell Stack, previous Australian country head at Western Asset Management, and Steve Byron, former private equity portfolio ...