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SWFs back alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2008
... shows. "We can expect that sovereign wealth funds [will] progressively diversify into a broader range of investment asset class, particularly non-liquid asset classes such as infrastructure, commodities, private equity, real estate," said Patricia Pascuzzo ...

Omgeo expands derivatives tech

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
Post-trade technology provider Omgeo increased its muscle in processing trades in derivatives after acquiring UK technology outfit Allustra and buying a derivatives portfolio reconciliation platform designed by Global Electronic Markets (GEM). The newly-acquired ...

Financial Wisdom recognises its best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2008
West Australian financial planning practice, Wealth Wise and financial adviser, Cameron O'Sullivan won Financial Wisdom's practice and rising star awards respectively. Financial Wisdom Practice of the Year, Wealth Wise, employs six advisers and 11 support ...

FTSE 'watches' Greece and South Korea

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2008
FTSE's annual review of county classification resulted in a new 'watchlist' that could see the promotion Taiwan to 'developed' status and Greece being demoted to 'advanced emerging' status. FTSE classifies each country into four categories: developed ...

Climate change funds tick all the boxes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
Dow Jones' decision to remove AGL from its Sustainability World Index (DJSWI) illustrates the overlap that now exists between infrastructure investments, traditional and alternative energy and sustainable investments. AGL was recently removed from the ...

Challenger goes public

THE SHEET  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... 2008-3 issue. The pricing of the Challenger issue should be telling. The deal consists of three tranches: A$383 million of Class A notes, preliminary ratings and A$11.8 million of Class AB notes, preliminary ratings (each with triple A ratings), and ...

ASFA proposes asset classification standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... defensive in the Product Disclosure Statements. Rather, the funds just name asset classes that comprise the diversified asset class options." The paper did not nominate the growth asset ranges that should constitute portfolios categorised as "growth" ...

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia has hired former Intech CIO Hugh Dougherty and promoted Michael Blayney to head a new division that taps into the company's global portfolio construction research. The firm's Australian Portfolio Construction Group (PCG) complements ...

UK's Cambridge wins Aust mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... "well suited to the sophisticated Australian market", he added. "Coupled with an awareness here of currency as an asset class, Australia has deep attractions for the future growth of our firm," he said. But the buck doesn't stop there, with the Cambridge ...

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... by what's happening in the US and Europe, they don't have debt and there's still a lot of demand from the growing middle class," said Irene Deutsch, Macquarie Funds Group head of retail distribution. The Gateway Trust provides investors with capital ...