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Sunsuper renews Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... asset classes and also per industry sector. "In the past couple of years we have also introduced global alternatives, equities, bonds and real estate boutiques to integrate more seamlessly our consulting and research capabilities to provide leading ...

iShares appoints new director

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... management of iShares broker/dealer relationships. Joining BlackRock from Macquarie Bank, Howie held a position within the equities structured products business for two and a half years and more recently on the Delta 1 trading desk. The iShares Capital ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... The Australian Bureau of Statistics also releases its dwelling unit Commencements for June quarter. There is no major equities news expected. In Australia on Tuesday, the market saw broad-based gains as it recouped part of Monday's heavy losses, amid ...

Insto fears over high frequency trading set to grow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... investors are expressing increasing concern about the effect of high frequency trading on their trading outcomes in the equities market. According to a new survey conducted by institutional equities marketplace provider Liquidnet, more than two-thirds ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... Atlantic to US firm, Wellington Management Company. A review of the firm's market demand, profitability and alignment to its equities business strategy found it was not meeting business expectations, resulting in the closure of its Dublin-based international ...

FUM market slides back to $1.4tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... fastest growing asset classes are ethical/SRI, hedge funds, international property, international fixed and Australian equities. The cash weighting across the FUM market has continued to decrease and is now 11.3%, which is down one-third compared to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... 4,081. In economic news on Tuesday, the National Australia Bank (NAB) releases its monthly business survey for August. In equities news, the Cartoon Network New Generations Research: children's (aged 4-14) values, preferences and behavioural habits study ...

Bennelong absolute return fund earns top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... Herschel Absolute Return Fund, established by Burgess in 2006. The Bennelong Kardinia fund is a long/short Australian equities capability with an absolute return focus. "Kardinia's arrangement with Bennelong will elevate the portfolio managers' capabilities ...

Local instos eye US equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
Super funds and institutional investors have been warned not to underestimate US equities, with the share market pipped to return to former strength by MFS Investment Management's chief investment strategist. Despite the US government debt crisis, US ...

Mandiri open for Australian insto business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... a range of money market and fixed interest funds they have in the past few years created strong expertise in domestic equities to service local and overseas institutional investors. "Indonesian investors are very deposit minded but growth in the equity ...