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Aviva Investors gains ground in Singapore

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... Investors has secured a licence that allows the fund manager to offer its services in Singapore to both retail and institutional clients. "The new license basically compliments our hiring a head of equities and a head of fixed income to compliment our ...

Westpac to launch more structured products for SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... position through each phase in the market," said Cathy Kovacs, head of structured equity investments at Westpac Institutional Bank. Kovacs said they are working on a range of products, such as SFIs, that will give investors some geared exposure to the ...

Solaris rated 'highly recommended'

FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... their peers over an appropriate investment timeframe." The fund manages over $4.5 billion on behalf of retail and institutional investors.

Russell to launch insto ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
Russell Investments this year makes the leap towards providing exchange traded funds (ETFs) for institutional investors, at a time when more super funds are adopting new ways to manage their passive strategies. Russell will be channelling efforts into ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
Australian Unity Investments is ramping up its institutional strategy this year. Martin Hession, head of property at AUI, said at a lunch last week that winning institutional mandates would be a key part of the firm's agenda this year, after having ...

Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... listed last year, while 70 per cent of respondents said lack of transparency was their biggest concern. The survey, " Institutional Hedge Fund Investing Comes of Age: A New Perspective on the Road Ahead ", also found that the percentage of investors ...

RBC Dexia bags top rated status

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... Travers. "Whilst they [fund managers] have been challenged with getting deal flow at a retail level, I think at the institutional level they are starting to see opportunities in their business," said Travers. "As they are starting to see these opportunities ...

New ETF player targets niche assets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... sector ETF and resources sector ETF garnered a combined $70 million from investors. The money comes from a mixture of institutional and retail money. Corbett said some of the investors are from overseas, a sign that there is a demand for Australian assets ...

Aus Ethical head of distribution departs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... at the $650 million fund manager. Harding-Davis, who was at Australian Ethical for three years and focused on the institutional sector, left late last month. The departure follows a realignment of the firm's strategy to target the retail and intermediary ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... before making the decision. "A translatable track record was also important, a manager who may have been managing institutional mandates and demonstrated that capability to run concentrated portfolios, she added. UBS will offer access to its UBS HALO ...