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Causeway hires water and funds director

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
Causeway Asset Management has appointed Richard Lourey as managing director of water and fund management ahead of plans to launch a water fund. Lourey previously worked across capital markets in Australia, London and New York at ANZ Securities, Ord ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
Diversified funds manager Pengana Capital has opened its Asian Equities Long Short Fund to the retail market. The fund was previously only accessible to wholesale investors. The fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in the growth potential ...

Battle of the bulge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
"Significant challenges remain. The flow of credit remains constrained, economic activity weak and unemployment much too high. Future setbacks are possible." With these words Virginia, Benny Bernanke again set the market for risk assets alight. Equities ...

AMP signs MOU with China Life

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
AMP has become the first foreign financial institution to sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Strategic Cooperation with China Life Insurance Company, the largest insurance group in China and the world's biggest listed life insurance firm. The MOU ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Member investment choice (MIC), Lost Super and the 30-day portability rule are just three of many "hidden" variables that further complicates liquidity risk management for many super funds, said Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking ...

Emerging markets could be heading for bubble

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Emerging market equities valuations could be headed for a 'bubble' given the amount of liquidity in listed markets and the number of large institutions set to pump funds into the region, one fund manager has warned. Allan Conway, global head of emerging ...

Super about national not personal savings: Morgan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
Australia's growing current account deficit will inevitably lead to further policy action to increase national savings and the super industry will play a key role, said David Morgan, former chief executive of Westpac. Morgan told the ASFA conference ...

Treasury Group to announce Souls strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
Treasury Group has bought Souls Funds Management and plans to announce a new investment team line-up following the resignation of the fund manager's chief investment officer, Frank Villante, this month. Mark Burgess, managing director at Treasury Group ...

No let up in ING asset sales

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
ING Australia has built itself into one of the best financial brands in Australia but that is the last thing on the minds of ING's European head office battling to repay their $40 billion in government bail-out debt as fast as they can. The pressure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
The Australian stock market has received a strong lead from overseas, with Wall Street's key stocks indices all higher and commodities prices firmer. At 0826 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index futures contract was 78 ...