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Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... for investors by complementing their existing portfolios." "We saw that FX strategies were beginning to emerge as an asset class in their own right, and we knew that we could add value in the asset class through this strategy," he said. The FX strategy ...

Van Eyk back on the driver's seat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2008
Stephen van Eyk, managing director and founder of research company van Eyk Research, will become more hands on after the resignation of the group's research heads, Jerome Lander and Suzanne Tavill. While Tavill left the company last month, van Eyk has ...

Pure infrastructure a safe haven: CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Pure infrastructure is potentially the safe haven for Australian investors seeking to insulate themselves from volatile markets, according to Hans Kunnen, head of investment markets research at Colonial First State. "The classic safe havens will be ...

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... said Don McDougall, director advisory services for RBC Dexia. The survey showed Canadian equities as the dominant asset class, producing a respectable 8.5 per cent over the year, but lagging the S&P TSX Composite Index by 1.3 per cent. McDougall added ...

Vanguard upgrades with SimCorp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Vanguard Investments Australia has selected SimCorp Dimension to provide all its middle and back office services to accomodate the group's growing funds management business. SimCorp Dimension will replace the existing system including the trade capture ...

BNY Mellon scores first NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... asset classes they are looking to invest in - and we were fortunate enough to come up as one of the top firms in the asset class Auckland was looking for." Gruver says the company has had its eye on the New Zealand market for quite some time, and confirms ...

SMSFs keep portfolios unchanged

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
As many investment managers scramble to reformulate their strategies amid the market turmoil, SMSFs are staying put, according to SMSF professionals. Graeme Colley, superannuation strategy manager at ING, said, "The asset allocations might move four ...

AustralianSuper selects JPMorgan

One of the country's largest super funds AustralianSuper has signed up JPMorgan to provide administration and reporting services tailored to private equity investments. JPMorgan said AustralianSuper is the first fund in Australia to use the Private ...

Russell adds Plato

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
Plato Investment Group's 130/30 Australian Share Fund has been granted a 15 per cent weighting on Russell Investment Group Australian Opportunities Fund. The Australian Shares 130/30 Fund endeavors to achieve five per cent gross out performance each ...

Super advice for $199

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Westpac throws a fresh challenge to the industry on making advice affordable after it introduced a low cost superannuation advice service this month. In an effort to help Australians with low superannuation balances receive financial advice, Westpac ...