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New emerging market dividend fund

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Two Australian institutional investors, one a super fund, have been the first to invest in a newly available emerging markets dividend fund. Emerging market equities specialist Somerset Capital has launched the registered Australian managed investment ...

Investor confidence hits 14 year low

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... Asian ICI declining 2.9 points to settle at 84.5, the lowest level since the inception of the index. "Globally, institutional investor confidence is at the lowest level it has been since the inception of the ICI in 1998," said Harvard University professor ...

Strong growth from Australian fund managers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... that the weak underlying economic fundamentals have not changed much and that risk appetites remain subdued among institutional investors," he said. The largest 20 global asset management firms - a list that is dominated by bank-owned asset managers ...

BNP Paribas appoints relationship management head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... relationship management. "I am very pleased to have Katharine on board," he said. "She brings a successful track record in institutional relationship management and a wealth of knowledge of the superannuation sector." Seymour has almost two decades' ...

AustEthical ready for business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... corporate level; it's not just a marketing label," he added. Making more intermediaries, platform providers, and later, institutional investors, aware of this creates major opportunities - especially as portfolios constructed according to ethical investment ...

BOQ not a takeover target: Grimshaw

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... the chief executive and customers, AAP reported. The bank is not interested in being a funds manager or a large institutional bank, he added.

William Blair appoints head of distribution in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
William Blair, the Chicago-based global investment bank, has appointed Alex FranASois as head of institutional distribution for Australia and New Zealand. With more than $47 billion in assets, William Blair Investment Management provides portfolio management ...

Murdoch defies shareholder sentiment

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... the BSkyB acquisition, eroded public trust and tarnished the company's reputation." With such a high proportion of institutional investors dissenting, questions are likely to be asked as to whether the likes of First Super can continue to invest in the ...

Challenger AUM swells to $35.2bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... accounted for inflows of $633 million offsetting outflows from Aligned Investments of $195 million due to a reduction in institutional infrastructure mandates. Challenger Life's AUM was $10.2 billion as at 30 September 2012, representing 16% growth over ...

Westpac Institutional Bank names CFO

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Westpac Institutional Bank has appointed Terry Winder as the new chief financial officer, following an extensive global search. Winder, who has over 25 years experience in financial markets, joined Westpac in 2010 and has been acting chief financial ...