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Largest US pension fund SIO resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
... domestic and international public equities, including a $8.4 billion hedge fund portfolio and $7.9 billion in activist corporate governance funds. During Wood's tenure, the pension fund's global equity unit added internal capabilities in domestic small ...

English FX specialist turns local

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... institutions that have traditionally been the dominant players in the forex sector. The company aims to target SME and corporate clients that focus on importing and exporting in the Asia-Pacific region, along with financial planners and private investors ...

Bank downgraded in $8.2b scam

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... group," noted the ratings agency. Fitch expects 2008 to be a difficult year for SG, and expects the outlook for the bank's corporate and investment banking business to be "tough given currently turbulent markets." The agency also predicts that the outlook ...

Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Online super fund max Super has revised its business model with a shift in focus towards corporate super with a revamped website due in the coming weeks. David Williams, general manager at Max Super, said the company was pleased with the personal super ...

Gray shifts to academia

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... advice to several fund managers along with several local and international funds. Gray hasn't ruled out returning to a corporate role, but reiterates that he will not be taking up a full-time position any time soon. "I hope to try a few things and I'm ...

Asia's de-coupling is on track

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... utilisation is high across the region, and outside China investment as a share of GDP is low by historical standards. With corporate balance sheets much stronger and real interest-rates lower firms look much less likely to slash investment than in 2001. ...

Philanthropy gets a boost at GSJBW

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... development of philanthropic strategies and structuring solutions to meet client needs. She was previously group manager, corporate community investment at NAB, and prior to that was involved in the development of the Charitable Trust Services group ...

What US recession?

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... overenthusiastic media - for blowing the issue out of proportion. Plunging interest rates, a flat business cycle in the corporate sector and changes in the US fiscal policy will further buffer the risk of a recession. Last year was perceived to be a ...

Conflicting rate calls

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... good access to credit markets underscored Europe's economy last year, potential tightening also threatens to dampen corporate investment. Based on these concerns Munich-based Ifo institute now expects investment spending in Germany to grow by around ...

Too little too late

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... package have not gone far enough to allay investor fear that a weakening US and, possibly, global economy would reduce corporate earnings. Not surprisingly, Wall Street investment bank Goldman Sachs recently joined two others, Morgan Stanley and Merrill ...