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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Australian share market is slightly lower as investors put aside good US jobs figures and strong Chinese trade data and focus on a shock profit warning from insurer QBE. Shares of QBE plunged around 20 per cent after the company announced that it ...

Financial execs have poor ethics, little regulatory knowledge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... finance," he added. The research was conducted among 382 senior managers in Europe (42%), Asia-Pacific (34%) and North America (20%). Respondents belong to asset management firms, banks, insurance firms and wealth management firms.

Henderson set for first fund launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
... manages $123 billion (as at 30 September 2013) of assets on behalf of clients in the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America and employs approximately 1,000 staff members worldwide.

Advisers leave China and turn to US growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... analyst Recep Peker said. About 40% of advisers said that they could encourage their clients to invest in the US or North America over the next months, up from 10% in 2009. However, interest in China has fallen, with only 12% of advisers willing to recommend ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... manages $123 billion (as at 30 September 2013) of assets on behalf of clients in the UK, Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America and employs approximately 1,000 staff members worldwide.

Investor appetite for global markets on the rise

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Investor interest in international markets has increased by 9% since September, according to a survey by Investment Trends and Certitude Global Investments. The findings suggest that the bullish attitude to international equity is not just a faddish ...

Record dry powder levels in unlisted infra funds

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2013
... the $18 billion that is set to be put to work in infrastructure opportunities in Asia and other regions outside of North America and Europe. Institutional investor appetite for infrastructure remains strong: 63% of infrastructure investors expect to ...

Henderson hires chief investment officer from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... office." Henderson manages A£67.9 billion (as at 30 June 2013) assets on behalf of clients in Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America and employs approximately 1000 members of staff worldwide. It launched a funds management capability in Australia in ...

IFM to open Tokyo office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
Industry Funds Management (IFM) is set to open an office in Tokyo to be headed up by Eddy Schipper, current executive director, business development. This is the third major announcement this month from IFM, following the formation of a new private ...

Asia-Pacific HNWI wealth growth triple global average

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... increased by 31% and 27% respectively since 2007, far outpacing growth in the rest of the world of 14% and 9%." North America holds the top spot as the world's largest wealth market by HNWI population. It was up 11.5% in 2012 to reach 3.73 million. However ...