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Sub-prime divorce binge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
... divorces among stockbrokers, financial analysts and hedge fund managers. According to a report in the Economist magazine, City couples in London whose wealth was previously enough to let them overlook their differences, are now untying the knot. A survey ...

US houses continue to burn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... distorted by a 103 percent increase in starts in the Northeast over the month due to a change in the housing code in New York City effective for permits authorised as of 1 July. According to the Commerce Department, "there was a large increase in building ...

TRS pumps $1.26bn into PE

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... survivor benefits to teachers and administrators employed at Illinois public elementary and secondary schools outside the city of Chicago. The fund has assets valued at $40.6 billion as of March 31, 2008.

House prices volatile but chance of big fall lesson

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
... International found Sydney value growth is flattening across the board, even in the traditional growth hotspots of the inner city and metro-coastal regions. In Melbourne overall growth rate has slowed considerably during 2008 with the first four months ...

Adviser goes to jail for $1.5m fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
... Services) and used the funds for personal purposes. At the time, Pisano was also a councillor and deputy mayor of Gosnells City Council. "Many of those who invested with Mr Pisano were trusting local residents who were simply seeking safe investments ...

Abu Dhabi opens investment doors

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2008
... seven United Arab Emirates (UAEs) is still looking for outside investment to transform itself into an international capital city, industry-hub, and tourism Mecca. While Abu Dhabi has made unsubstantiated overtures about opening itself up to foreign investment ...

US fund giant MFS lands down under

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... expands MFS' integrated global sector research coverage, which includes offices in Boston, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Mexico City. Ex-Merrill Lynch Australia head of institutional sales, Simon Gresham, joins MFS as a research analyst and will lead ...

Perpetual value in retirement : SelectingSuper

Perpetual SHARE-PLUS climbed from its 29th ranking to number one in the SelectingSuper Top 50 Australian Equities retirement fund table, proof that its conservative style of investing, which struggled in the bull run of recent years, is back in vogue. ...

EQT signs RE deal with Martin Currie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed an agreement with Martin Currie Investment Management to act as the responsible entity for the firm's global alpha fund. Based in Scotland, Martin Currie Investment Management (Martin Currie) manages roughly $30 billion ...

Oil to drop to US$85 by year-end

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... this year, said Shane Oliver, chief economist and chief investment strategist at AMP Capital Investors. "Australian capital city petrol prices are on the brink of breaking through $1.50 a litre and will likely do so if the oil price doesn't fall back ...