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Mercer awards mandate to INVESCO

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Mercer Global Investments has appointed INVESCO Australia to manage a multi-strategy hedge fund mandate. The appointment signals the first investment in the INVESCO multi-strategy fund by an Australian investor. Mercer has mandated a 10 per cent allocation ...

van Eyk Blueprint clears $1.5 billion

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Blueprint announced that it has passed the $1.5 billion mark in funds under management three years after launch. The Blueprint series, the multi-manager fund of funds product managed by van Eyk, has grown by 50 per cent over the past 12 months largely ...

Mortgage funds not justifying fees: Aviva

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
Aviva has questioned the level of fees being charged in the mortgage funds sector, claiming performances and large cash holdings do not justify the costs. Aviva also highlighted a shake-up of the sector, where new entrants to the market have been able ...

State Street boosts transition management team

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
State Street has appointed a new business development manager for the State Street Global Markets' transition management sales team. Michael Putica joins the State Street team from BNP Asset Management where he worked as a business development manager ...

Industry catches on to IFSA/FPA code

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
An assessment by the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has revealed almost universal compliance levels for the IFSA/FPA Joint Code of Practice on Alternative Forms of Remuneration, devised ...

First SEQUAL approved broker

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
Western Australian mortgage broker Pauline Murray, of Horizon Mortgage Planners, has become the first Senior Australians Equity Release Association of Lenders (SEQUAL) accredited mortgage consultant in Australia. Murray received the accreditation after ...

Telstra Super surges past $10b

NICK OLIVER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2007
Telstra Super, Australia's largest corporate super fund, has announced it has broken through the $10 billion in funds under management mark. Terry McCredden, Telstra Super chief executive officer, said, "Our unique low cost, full service offering has ...

AIMA boosts executive committee

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has appointed two new members to its executive committee. David Kent, executive chairman of Everest Babcock & Brown, and David Travers, managing director of investor services at State Street Australia ...

Equities the pick of the pack in 2007: Russell

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Equities will maintain their position as the best performing asset class in 2007 thanks to strong demand, attractive valuations and a benign macroeconomic backdrop, according to Russell Investment Management. Russell Investment Management has released ...

Qld investors like it hot

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2007
Queenslanders have the biggest appetite for risk when it comes to investing, according to research undertaken by Aviva. The research was based on inflows into the Navigator platform on a state by state basis. Queensland investors had the highest risk ...