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Magellan wins $3bn milestone mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... million to the global equity strategy," he said. Magellan's portfolio invests in 25 companies and focuses on the United States recovery, the growth of the consumer market in China and new technologies. "Positive signs in the US such as unemployment recovering ...

Former Hunter Hall managers gather new FUM in Morphic

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... satisfied with the results of its first product, the Morphic Global Opportunities Fund, which invests in assets in the United States, Japan, Philippines and India. "There will be times where we think we can find a lot of good opportunities in a country ...

ICI chief blasts US transaction tax legislation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... response to the financial transaction taxation being introduced to Congress last week. "Whether introduced in the United States, Europe, or elsewhere, financial transaction taxes slow economic growth, drive away financial activity, and make markets less ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... intra-day level in midday trades on confidence underpinned by ongoing monetary easing measures in Japan, Europe and the United States. HONG KONG - Asian markets rallied following a record-breaking performance on Wall Street, with Tokyo and Sydney both ...

Can't help falling in love with stocks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... revenues - helps budget balances and whittling down debt - and stronger economic growth. Stronger growth in the United States spills over to its trading partners as Americans spend on imported goods. The world is made whole again. Nice happy thoughts ...

Latin American pension funds eye PE

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... investment research house Preqin said. Regulations like the Solvency II in the European Union and the Volker Rule in the United States look likely to limit the future private equity investments of some North American and European institutional investors. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... nice steady day," Burrell Stockbroking director Richard Herring said. The market opened higher after stocks in the United States posted strong gains on reports of surprisingly robust new home sales and consumer confidence. Locally, several major companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... annual profit growth of eight per cent, lower than previously forecast due to severe droughts and storms in the United States. QBE made a net profit of $US761 million ($A741.97 million) in the year to December 31, up from $US704 million in the previous ...

ASIC slaps biggest fine ever

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... funds. More than $55 million was invested in 14 individual investment funds in countries including New Zealand, the United States, Hong Kong, Vanuatu, the Bahamas, Anguilla, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. In a decision in November 2012, the Supreme ...

Quality of Spain and Poland belies credit rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... due to governance issues, while sovereigns with high quality long-term ratings such as the United Kingdom and the United States were slightly underweight largely as a result of poor environmental indicators. Craig Hurt, director of AXA IM in Australia ...