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AUD to fall in second half of 2008: KBC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
... KBC Asset Management in its latest world round-up report. "The declining demand for raw materials on account of the worldwide slowdown and narrowing interest-rate spread will see the AUD depreciate towards the end of the year," it said. Explaining how ...

Canadian pensions down again

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
... pension funds suffered a slump for the third consecutive quarter as deepening financial worries depressed equity markets worldwide. According to a survey by RBC Dexia Investor Services, Canadian pension funds suffered a 1.9 per cent slide in the quarter ...

Retirement liabilities dwarf assets six-fold

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Worldwide pension savings might have doubled in the 10 years to 2006 to US$24 trillion but retirement liabilities are estimated to be more than six times that, reveals the State Street Corporation pension industry Vision Report. This disparity illustrates ...

Man fund boosts alpha through bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... to generate wealth again when the market turns better," said Alder. John Morrison, chief executive of Man Investments worldwide echoes Alder's sentiments. "Portable alpha is now used widely by institutional investors in Europe and the US. The benefit ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... of Queensland posted profit for the first half up 19 per cent, while its interest margin dropped on the back of the worldwide turmoil in credit markets. CMC Markets senior dealer Matt Lewis said it was no surprise that the market was in the red. "We ...

More regulation coming: Clancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... fundamental to the stability of the financial system, then they will inevitably be regulated as such." Clancy said governments worldwide could implement controls on the use of capital and reserves, the use of leverage and stricter restrictions on investment ...

Watson Wyatt appoints new global head

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
International consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide has appointed Carl Hess as global head of investment consulting, effective from 1 July 2008. Hess will replace Roger Urwin who takes on a newly created role focusing on the global development and ...

JPMorgan buys $342.5 bn Nordic custody service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services has purchased the institutional custody portfolio of Nordea, one of the largest Nordic banks with $342.5 billion in assets under custody. According to a JPMorgan Worldwide Securities Services (JPMorgan), the deal ...

Superfund Group pans for Australian gold

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2008
... Superfund Group has developed trading software that identifies upward and downward trends in more than 100 futures markets worldwide. According to Baha, the firm's trading software profited from strong upward trends in the price of grain and oilseed ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... said State Street Global Advisers had received a strong amount of interest in the Hedge Fund Beta Replication Strategy worldwide.