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CSAM opens commodity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
Credit Suisse Asset Management is to offer its enhanced commodity fund to the retail and institutional market as a way for investors to gain returns that are uncorrelated to equity markets. The Credit Suisse Enhanced Commodity Fund was launched roughly ...

UN staff pension in "safe" hands

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Bernard CochemA(C), UNJSPF chief executive, said the financial crisis is a great concern to all pension funds and institutional investors but the fund's strategy remains solid. "In the short term, the fund is practically unaffected by the current market ...

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... retail investors via financial advisers and the FirstChoice platform from November. CFS also has its sights on the institutional market and will be channeling their product towards insto investors looking to tap into the FI space. "Research Affiliates ...

ANZ to become top four bank in Vietnam

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... Dam said ANZ aimed to be a top four bank in Vietnam by 2012 through local incorporation and growth in retail and institutional banking. "ANZ is also adding additional relationship managers and product specialists to continue building services for a growing ...

Trust appoints managing director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... the prior comparative period. Total assets under supervision increased by four per cent to $126.5 billion, with institutional services assets rising four per cent to $123 billion and financial services assets falling eight per cent to $3.5 billion. Sweeney ...

CBA buys BankWest and St Andrews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... keep its strong capital position and intends to fund the purchase price by undertaking a $2 billion accelerated institutional placement that will maintain APRA Tier 1 capital at 7.6 per cent. The BankWest brand will be retained to strengthen Commonwealth ...

Putnam hoists money guaranty flag

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2008
... Putnam managed US$163 billion in assets, of which US$96 billion is for mutual fund investors and US$67 billion is for institutional accounts.

Euro SRI market hits $4 trillion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... represents more than $10 billion. Meanwhile, 'broad SRI' represents more than $3.8 trillion, referring to three institutional strategies across exclusions, engagement and integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk into financial analysis. ...

PE firms gobble Lehman Bros AM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... In store for the new company is a broad suite of products including high net worth, separately managed accounts, institutional, fixed income, mutual funds and alternative assets including private equity. Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman have ...

Govt breathes new life into RMBS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... economically viable for non-banks to get back in the market. This in turn will make returns out of RMBS attractive for institutional investors. "I don't see the government intervening regularly. I think this is one of those extraordinary situation and ...