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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... futures contract sank 41 points, or 1.1 per cent, at 3690 points on volume of 10,998 contracts. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said the market was characterised by profit taking after several days of gains on Wall Street. "The banks ...

QSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... 1994. Prior to QIC Holzberger worked as a consultant for an international consulting firm advising trustee board and institutional investors. According to Rainmaker Research, QSuper uses QIC as its primary investment manager and allocates funds towards ...

Trilogy signs AFM

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Trilogy Funds Management appointed AFM Investment Partners to source institutional and wholesale mandates for direct property, infrastructure and mortgage portfolio investments. Rodger Bacon, Trilogy Funds Management chair, said the firm hired AFM Investment ...

If in doubt, stop securities lending: WW

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... off around this activity has changed. In some instances, it may no longer be worthwhile. "It is imperative that institutional funds review their lending arrangements to ensure they fully understand the risks involved and confirm their lending guidelines ...

Northern Trust upgrades consultant service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... key information that consultants need to make informed decisions," said Robert Frazer, Northern Trust Corporate & Institutional Services business head of Global Consultant Relations. "The easy to use interface...provide more than 250 consultants worldwide ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
Platforms should adopt an institutional approach to product selection, rather than merely responding to short-term trends, said Bruce Murphy executive director, distribution, Macquarie Funds Group. Murphy said the bear market would likely lead to a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... just over 50 per cent lower than the record intraday peak of 6,873.2 recorded on November 1, 2007. Aequs Securities institutional dealer Ric Klusman said the market on Tuesday was down in all major sectors. "The market is down 70 points," Mr Klusman ...

Future Fund seeks hedge fund analyst

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... experience with a hedge fund, or in a manager research with a fund of hedge fund manager, investment consultant or large institutional fund, would suit the role, said the fund. The successful candidate will be based in Melbourne.

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors are looking to steer money towards hedge funds as they seek a safe haven for their capital, said Young. "While ...

Investing in credit the next big opportunity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... they now represent a tremendous investment opportunity. The revaluation is already attracting US pension funds and institutional investors to re-look at the sector and Australian pension funds are starting to follow suit, said Kevin Perry, Portfolio ...