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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 ...

Changing of the guard at Russell

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... relationships with major planner groups. In February this year Corneil was appointed to head the combined retail and institutional services group, known as Investor Services. He holds a M.B.A. from the University of New South Wales, Australian Graduate ...

Pengana Global Volatility gains 24pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Early institutional investors to the Pengana Global Volatility fund have been amply rewarded as the fund locks in a 24 per cent gain in the nine months to August. The fund, managed by Al Wilkinson, the man widely credited for creating the VIX (Volatility ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... cent," Ms Saly said. "NAB has been placed in trading halt as it tries to raise $2 billion in capital through an institutional share placement offer. "There are rumour that those shares are being offered at a 10 per cent discount at $20 per share. "There ...

S&P ramps up research division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Standard & Poor's is pulling out all the stops to cope with institutional demand, hiring five analysts to its local research division and creating an "out of cycle" ratings team to review new products. The ratings firm hired former Westpac Private Bank ...

Mercer invests $35m in commodities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... interest in commodities follows Credit Suisse Asset Management opening its enhanced commodity fund to the retail and institutional market. The fund was initially seeded by an unnamed institution but was closed to the broader market. In addition, Instreet ...

Sunsuper pumps $100m into Trinity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... also said that Sunsuper is a substantial unit holder of the Trinity Property Trust. "We have remained close to our institutional clients through the turbulent times and they recognise that acquisitions and investments made over the next 12 months will ...

AMP raises $450m

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... strengthens its balance sheet with $450 million in new capital, raising $50 million more than planned, through an institutional placement. "AMP is making the placement to enhance its capital position and increase business flexibility through the ongoing ...

UBS to launch infra fund next year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
... expand our alternatives business into private equity and we expect to announce shortly investment solutions for institutional investors in this field." The asset management division of the group also has another infrastructure fund, the UBS Global Infrastructure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... December share price index futures contract was 24 points lower at 4,152 on a volume of 12,280 contracts. MF Global institutional equities dealer Sam Willis said trading volumes were thin ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. ...