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Asian equities approach fair value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
Financial planners may want to reassess their clients allocation to Asia's emerging markets as one investment specialist reckons Asian equities are no longer cheap. Stuart James, senior investment specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management, said Asia's ...

Bigger doesn't always mean better

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Having a large portfolio with hundreds of companies doesn't always generate the best diversification as the GFC has proven - sparking a time to revisit concentrated portfolio strategies to reap better returns, said Aberdeen Asset Management. For Andrew ...

Zurich's three-year health check spur mandate changes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Zurich Investment Management has made dramatic changes to its Managed Growth Fund following a major review conducted once every three years. The changes follow a review with Mercer, the firm's investment consultant, which occurs every three years. Kansas ...

SMSFs targeted in $428k swindle

ASIC RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2009
A man has been jailed and his wife charged with aiding and abetting dishonest conduct for stealing nearly half a million dollars from self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation ...

OptiMix appoints new managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
CrA(C)dit Agricole Asset Management, Investec Asset Management and MFS Investment Management are just three of the multiple new fund managers added to OptiMix's new investment manager line-up. CrA(C)dit Agricole, MFS, Investec, AllianceBernstein and ...

Get into corporate bonds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
High quality corporate bonds will rise and offer a fresh opportunity for Australian investors over the short to medium term, despite an expected surge in government debt issuance, said Aberdeen Asset Management. Aberdeen predicts Australian corporate ...

Get into corporate bonds: Aberdeen

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
High quality corporate bonds will rise and offer a unique opportunity for Australian investors over the short to medium term, despite an expected surge in government debt issuance, said Aberdeen Asset Management. Aberdeen predicts Australian corporate ...

Aberdeen cools on China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Aberdeen Asset Management is keeping an underweight position in China due to concerns about the "conflicting" economic data released by the country. Stuart James, senior investment specialist at Aberdeen Asset Management, said the numbers coming out ...

S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's assigned five former Credit Suisse international equity funds a 'four stars' rating after the funds shifted to Aberdeen Asset Management's model portfolio. The ratings upgrade comes after Aberdeen Asset Management confirmed the funds ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

The best of the best in financial services marketing, sales and business development battled it out in this year's Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards, with the winners announced last night at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney. This year's event gave ...