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Challenger back in the black, annuity sales trebles

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... highlighted the strong performance of its annuity business, which posted record sales over the year. Retail and institutional annuity product sales increased more than three-fold from $514 million to $2.19 billion. Retail sales of annuities alone rose ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... match population growth corridors - projects that would require at least some level of investment support from the institutional sector. Former politician and now chief executive of the Financial Services Council (FSC), John Brogden, said regardless ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... jobless benefits rose to a nine-month high. Volume was low, analysts said, which pointed to a lack of participation by institutional fund managers, who were on the sidelines due to uncertainty about the economy. Volume on the NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and American ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... bonds, industry loss warranties and reinsurance contracts. Daphne van der Oord, who works within Man Australia's institutional team, said the unit trust had been established to give Australian institutions access to Nephila through a locally available ...

Infra bonds get conditional industry support

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... as much as $20 billion for infrastructure investing. The proposal has already received enthusiastic support from institutional investors. "I think it's a good step forward for the infrastructure market," said Peter Scobie, head of credit at QIC, citing ...

AMP Capital opens NY office

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... starting to open up, so there has been no better time to grow our global infrastructure capability. In addition, our institutional clients are increasingly seeking global access to infrastructure opportunities." The fund manager announced a number of ...

Grant Samuel hires IML head of retail

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
... represents Grant Samuel Infrastructure Funds Management (GSIFM), which invests in long-term infrastructure assets, in the institutional market.

OC Funds unveils distribution strategy, appoints Purpura

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... During this time, he was responsible for the development of extensive distribution networks across the advisory, institutional and high net worth segments of the market. He also has experience developing funds on both a domestic and international scale. ...

Rainmaker unveils 2010 award nominees

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... financial services marketing. Professionals from all business arms including superannuation, financial advisory and institutional and retail investment management will convene to hear from industry-leading experts about some of the latest marketing trends. ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... of March, compared to an ASX stock market capitalisation of about $1.3 trillion. But, as Fuhr pointed out, "many institutional investors in Australia have for years been active users of ETFs listed in the US and Europe." "In Australia, professional investors ...