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Securities lending back at pre-GFC levels

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... lending programs as an intense debate over the effects of short selling on equity prices raged within the industry. But Peter Martin, chairman of the Australian Securities Lending Association (ASLA), said those funds that did place temporary suspensions ...

Super SA, GESB and Telstra Super join top 300

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... the past year, with Australian funds tending to favour higher allocations to growth assets than the global average" said Martin Goss, senior investment consultant at Towers Watson in Australia Rakings of other Australian funds in the top 300 include ...

Australian Ethical profits down, FUM up

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... Phillip Vernon replaced Anne O'Donnell in the role of chief executive officer while James Jordan took up the vacancy left by Martin Halloran in May 2010. Despite the changes, the fund launched two new funds, the Climate Advocacy Fund and the Property ...

ISS co-founder leaves proxy advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... be greatly missed," said Steve Harvey, head of ISS. The Australian governance research team will continue to be led by Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal, with Alyssa Thai taking on increased client responsibility. In a release from ISS, the company maintains ...

Cyclists raise $85k for Future2 charity

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
Investment professionals Ray Griffin, Peter Bobbin and Roger Simionato rode into Sydney's Martin Place on Friday August 13, having completed a gruelling 1,250km ride from Bourke to Sydney. The ride, 44 cycling hours at average speed of 28.4kph, took ...

AUSCOAL goes live on Bluedoor

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... to deliver new and innovative client services solutions, whilst introducing meaningful cost savings to the fund," said Martin Spedding, executive director for DST Global Solutions Bluedoor.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... index contract was 10 points higher at 4,486 on a volume of 11,271 contracts. Macquarie Private Wealth division director Martin Lakos said stocks had largely held onto opening gains. "Most notably we have seen a pick-up in the banks, particularly Commonwealth ...

Charter Hall to launch industrial property fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2010
... Stacker. He predicts that the new fund would appeal to SMSF investors, just as one of the fund's sister product, backed by 1 Martin Place in Sydney, was as much as 80 per cent owned by SMSFs. "SMSFs are looking for good quality investments with long ...

T. Rowe Price opens Aus equities business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
... oversee its development. Jenneke spent nine years at Schroder as an Australian equities portfolio manager working alongside Martin Conlon, head of Australian equities at Schroder. Prior to that role he also worked as head of research for Australian equities ...

INGIM global emerging markets fund under new team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... within its strategy," said Nathan Bode, analyst at S&P Fund Services. Commenting on the 'hold' rating, head of distribution Martin Donnelly said the new internal boutique will help them harness their research resources in a more coordinated manner. The ...