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Mercer appoints ex-RBA exec as principal

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2007
... European fixed income portfolio and worked as a consultant at the Bank of England, specialising in risk management for derivatives portfolios. Simon Eagleton, Mercer's Australia/New Zealand business leader, said Stephanie's extensive experience would ...

QIC introduces magical management software

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2007
... and risk reporting system before the end of 2007. Aladdin currently processes over $4.5 trillion in securities and derivatives for BlackRock clients worldwide. The implementation follows QIC's implementation of BlackRock's Green Package risk management ...

LDI spurs growth of bond derivatives

The demand for inflation-linked bonds and their derivatives is set to rise in tandem with the growing popularity of liability driven investing (LDI) in Australia and overseas, according to experts. As the name suggests, LDI is a form of investment strategy ...

ML creates new pension services desk speciality

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... to this new client base, such as electronic trading, transition services, structured debt and equity products and derivatives. He said these services could extend to mergers and acquisitions as funds look for strategic stakes in infrastructure assets. ...

CMC hires ex-AMP FP head

... former head of AMP Financial Planning (AMP FP) to lead the group's distribution functions. CFD trading, a type of derivatives trading popular in the UK, was first launched in Australia six years ago and is now beginning to gain traction. "The use of ...

E-Trading goes platinum

After building its reputation on e-trading gold and silver, UK derivatives giant ICAP has launched an e-trading platform in platinum and palladium. The move comes on the back of growing market interest in electronic trading for other metals. The ICAP-owned ...

QIC finds value in IP

... invest in so-called "incubator assets", which can range from royalty patents to film rights and the more exotic weather derivatives. "QIC is constantly researching innovative ways to diversify revenue streams for our clients and we believe a number of ...

Alternative goes mainstream as long-only dies

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2007
... absolute-return products. In addition, a growing number of defined benefit and insurance funds are turning to the bond and derivatives markets to implement Liability Driven Investment (LDI) strategies." The investment management industry will continue ...

RBC Dexia expanding service range

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2007
... regulated differently to the US, and the dominant resources sector has promoted commodities investing and leverage and derivatives opportunities, said Taylor. The Australian and Canadian market are also similar in that they are small and quite niche. ...

Tokyo Stock Exchange to set new trading benchmark

... equity trading system," said Otashiro. He added that the new platform will also incorporate the new developments in the derivatives market. "There have been a lot of changes to the market since our [last IT systems change] in 2000," he said. The move ...