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IFM boosts stake in Ecogen

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... largest global infrastructure investment managers, with more than $17.6 billion under management in products and services worldwide. The firm has completed 47 infrastructure transactions representing approximately $7.1 billion over a 13 year period.

Social banking on the rise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Social banking platforms will capture 10 per cent of the worldwide retail lending and financial planning market in two years time, according to Gartner. The term, social banking includes trends such as green practices, social entrepreneurship and peer ...

Man Investments to launch $1.5b alt energy fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... that help protect the environment while aiming for very attractive returns." The fund will be available to institutions worldwide in three months, according to a company spokesperson. The partnership with MTM is inline with the Abu Dhabi government's ...

SAM green funds re-branded to Vanguard

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... ex-Australia, which identifies the top 250 global sustainability performers from a pool of large and mid-cap companies worldwide. Vanguard assigns weighting to this select group to reflect risk and return characteristics of the MSCI World ex-Australia ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... alternatives products, are proving to be more successful in this rapidly changing landscape." However, pension funds worldwide are demanding proof of each alternative asset investment managers ability generate alpha adequate risk management processes. ...

CFA launches SRI guidelines

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... grown faster than all other investment assets under professional management. In addition, 380 institutional investors worldwide, representing $14.6 trillion in assets have signed the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN PRI), which ...

T.Rowe Global Equity fund 'highly recommended'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... team. The fund is managed by Robert Gensler, T. Rowe Price portfolio manager and supported by 137 managers and analysts worldwide. Backed by this research team, the T. Rowe Price Global Equity Fund invests in roughly 60 to 120 stocks that are highly ...

Resources boom has only just begun

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... convincing that the resources and commodities boom only has years to run should listen to Rio Tinto describe the insatiable worldwide demand for minerals. Tom Albanese, chief executive of Rio Tinto, speaking at yesterday's Australia-Israel Chamber of ...

East Timor Petroleum fund signs JPMorgan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2008
... traditional custodial services, JPMorgan will also educate BPA officials on global financial markets. Jane Perry, JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services Australia & New Zealand chief executive, said the agreement was the first of its kind in East Timor. ...

Liquidnet trading reaches $1 billion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... inception in February this year. Liquidnet facilitates institutional equities trading for various asset management firms worldwide. The firm's trading model consolidates and delivers the international equities directly to roughly 500 buy side trading ...