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Market Vectors lists first Aussie banking ETF

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... investments. All of these factors have favoured a shift towards ETFs. "We believe higher demand will come from SMSFs, the fastest growing segment of the superannuation sector with about A$500 billion in assets, attracted by the ease of diversifying their ...

Peak6 reopens to Australian investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
Investment from Australian institutions has helped US hedge fund manager Peak6 achieve one of the fastest growing launches in recent times. The group's Achievement fund launched in September 2012 and has already grown to US$1.55 billion in funds under ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... $1.784 trillion held in bank deposits plus the $199 billion held in cash by investment managers. Rainmaker said the five fastest growing asset classes over the year were active extension, international equities, ethical/SRI, combined equities and hedge ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... Official data released on Tuesday showed China's industrial production rose 10.4 per cent in the 12 months to August, the fastest increase since March 2012. Retail sales, a key indicator of consumer spending, also beat expectations, rising 13.4 per cent ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... cent, or 25.47 points, to 2,237.98, boosted by news that industrial production in China had expanded in August at its fastest rate in more than a year. Hong Kong climbed 0.99 per cent, or 226.00 points to 22,976.65. WELLINGTON - The benchmark NZX 50 ...

AMP Capital sets foot in China

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... venture in China is a strategically significant move for AMP, giving us direct access to the world's second largest and fastest growing major economy," AMP chief executive Craig Dunn said. "Having an on-the-ground presence is vital to building a sustainable ...

QE tapering fears spark $1 billion flight from bonds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... that investors pulled $258 million from bond funds in June, the highest in 12 months. The June quarter also marked the fastest period of outflows since the December quarter 2011. Despite the global trend, a number of Australian fixed income funds have ...

AIMA Hedge Fund Forum targets greater cohesion

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... over-looked by the Australian institutional community and remains a fractured market," explained Chadwick. "In the face of the fastest growing pool of superannuation assets in the world and a move to better portfolio construction, the hedge fund industry ...

Annuity sales reinforce solid Challenger result

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... $41.1 billion, with EBIT growing 62% to $34 million. "We now have the ninth largest fund manager in Australia and the fastest growing part of Challenger in both a FUM and earnings sense. It's leveraged to markets and the mandated growth of our superannuation ...

Twitter usage on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... used by 72% of online adults in the US and Twitter usage has almost doubled, with usage among young people growing the fastest. The results are part of the latest research to come out of US Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life project, a ...