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SSgA restructures global asset team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... currency, Steve Meier as chief investment officer of global cash and Arlene Rockefeller as chief investment officer of global equities. SSgA is the investment management arm of State Street Corporation managing $2.26 trillion in assets for clients, representing ...

India calls for better financial services

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... consumer sectors also include telecommunications, recreation and lifestyle products, said Nitin Jain, vice president of equities funds management at Kotak Mahindra, a leading Indian investment house now extending its reach across the Asian region. Jain ...

Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... stronger than the equity market. The report states the past five years have seen real estate suffer less volatility than equities, thanks to several years of strong global growth, low borrowing rates and an improvement in market fundamentals. Infrastructure ...

QIC awards $80m long/short mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... consequence we think they're fairly well diversified to our other managers," Clarke said. Greg Liddell, head of implemented equities at QIC, said adding Aletheia onto QIC's portfolio aimed to provide their clients with more efficient capture of active ...

A case for active managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... course." Russell's Market Barometer indicates some active equity fund managers could alter their weighting in Australian equities as the valuations for Australian equities become less compelling. "The strong recent rally has pushed the Australian market's ...

India's investment exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN IN MUMBAI REPORTING FROM THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIA INDIA FINANCIAL FORUM  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... said Sapan Verma, an executive manager with Direct Portfolio Services. According to Don Christie, chairman of the India Equities Fund, India and Australia have more in common than meets the eye. "India's regulatory structure can be compared to where ...

Intech alt fund posts 16pc

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... of our approach to focus on complementary alternative investment strategies and styles that have low correlations to equities in bear markets," he said. As a result of the fund's initial success, which is now closed to new investors, Intech also launched ...

Resources boom gone in three years: Putnam

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2007
... current global resources boom, according to Shigeki Makino, Putnam Investments chief investment officer of global core equities. He said much of the current price boom came from a tight supply and demand situation, exacerbated by many companies that ...

Kingsway Taitz scores two new mandates

... per cent since inception and 11.56 per cent returns in the last 12 months, with 5.96 per cent volatility. It invests in equities, fixed interest, currencies and underlying derivatives. The new fund has yet to disclose funds under management. The arkx's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
... Institute releases their survey of consumer inflation expectations and their November quarter wages report also is due. In equities, companies holding annual general meetings include Seven Network ltd, Lend Lease Corporation, Wesfarmers Ltd, Austereo ...