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Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) including Boston Common Asset Management, Hermes EOS and AP1 the Swedish National Pension fund. Australian-based asset managers were also well represented in the statement including the Australian ...

Firm hails the next emerging market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
... because wages are lower than in their home countries, he said. The firm has a range of funds that are available on the Swedish and Luxembourg equity markets including the flagship fund, the East Capital Eastern European fund, which Hanson-Lawson is promoting ...

TAAM strategy scores mandate boost

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... allocations to the sector. TAAM won two large mandates in the second half of last year, including a $100 million deal from Swedish pension giant AP1 in October and $62 million from Skandia in June. Since then, the firm has received mandate top ups from ...

Fresh mint

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
... greenback depreciated by as much as 3.6 per cent against the euro, 2.4 percent versus the yen, 4.5 per cent against the Swedish krona, and 2.7 per cent against the Australian dollar. Increasing the amount of currency in circulation in the economic system ...

Super funds fight for human rights

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... to stop human rights abuses, improve the lives and rights of hundreds of people in just over a year? According to four Swedish pension funds, nothing is impossible. The Ethical Council of the Swedish AP-Funds, made up of pension funds AP1 to 4, has engaged ...

Swedish pension lessons for Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... for a model of how to operate a low-cost superannuation system. But is this the right comparison? The centrally managed Swedish pension system comprises their Swedish Social Insurance Agency, Premium Pension Authority, retail funds and the national aged ...

Investment treasure in emerging Europe: QWL

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... expertise and considerable track record in portfolio management in that region. Both asset managers are part of larger Swedish international banking groups." "We do not use fund managers who are index hugging, because in these emerging markets a stock ...

Quintessential Wealth explores Eastern Europe

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2005
... interest securities. The funds have a 10-year track record of returning more than 20 per cent per annum. The fund retains two Swedish owned banks as asset managers - ForeningsSparbanken (HansaBank) and SEB-Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB.

Macquarie to purchase Swedish rail link

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2003
... international and domestic airport and the city's central station. The rail link is currently owned by a consortium including Swedish construction company NCC, power utility Vattenfall, and British companies Mowlem and GEC Alsthom NCC. Macquarie today ...

Morning market wrap: Investors await re-opening of US markets

... was broadly unchanged against the Japanese yen. The euro was fetching $1.1475, while the dollar was at 118.0 yen. The Swedish Riksbank cut the official overnight borrowing rate by 25 basis points. All Ordinaries 3000.8 +0 NASDAQ 1663.46 +0.00 Dow Jones ...
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