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Direct property a beacon for instos

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... Ian Mackie, LaSalle Asia Opportunity Fund President, said the local direct property market has been a beacon for institutional investors hoping to beef up their property portfolios post GFC. But while competition might be tight for pension fund investors ...

SSgA hits $3bn in ETFs

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... ago. Rob Goodlad, senior managing director of SSgA in Australia, said the latest milestone shows how retail and institutional investors are using the real-time liquidity that these strategies permit via the ASX. He said retail investors accounted for ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
Australian stocks were lower at noon, extending losses from the open in quiet conditions with big institutional players mostly staying on the sidelines. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 27.6 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 4,567.3 points ...

SGX improves bonds trading

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
The Singapore Exchange is hoping to lure more institutional investors to trade Singaporean bonds by improving the listing, trading and distribution of fixed income products. By the first quarter of next year, SGX expects to offer an on-exchange secondary ...

Amundi wins volatility mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Amundi has won a third key mandate from a local institutional manager, adding to the $6.7 billion in funds that the group manages globally on behalf of investors keen on volatility strategies. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive of Amundi Asset Management ...

US reforms pave way for super investments

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2010
... lending, along with debt activities US banks can do. As a result, a window of opportunity has opened for international institutional investors, including Australian super funds, to invest in private credit and debt in the US at cheap levels. "Some people ...

AMP Capital adds ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... firm after working at independent advisory firm Arbor Partners where he provided sustainable investment research to institutional investors. Carlsson-Sweeny previously worked in ESG research at Scandinavian investment bank, Carnegie Investment Bank ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... while futures contract prices for precious metals, copper and crude oil all finished firmer. MORE jtc/shd IG Markets institutional dealer Chris Weston said the strong performance of the local currency had helped to support demand for Australian-dollar ...

Brakes on new hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... described retail inflows across the range of funds rated as flat however, fund managers have noted rising interest among institutional investors. "Although we have seen signs of life in this sector, with $14 billion of inflows into the global hedge fund ...

Bennelong appoints Intech head as chair

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... of sales and marketing with Intech Financial Services, director of Hopkins Partners Funds Management, and head of institutional broking with HSBC Securities Australia. He was also director of marketing with Colonial Investment Management. More recently ...