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T. Rowe Price to grow retail presence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Having won investment mandates from major super funds, long running US fund manager T. Rowe Price plans to expand its services to retail investors. The Baltimore-based fund manager, which has just under $3 billion in funds under management in Australia ...

Equities jackpot for HNWs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Over 90 per cent of wealth manager clients will demand direct equity investments in the next two years, new figures show. A survey by Datamonitor shows that wealth managers, who serve the financial needs of HNW individuals, expect that over 90 per cent ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... equities. The trustee told members in its latest newsletter that the fund has completed its latest asset allocation review. The major change is the introduction of an "Australian shares bias" across all investment options that have local and international ...

FTSE launches enviro tech indices

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... seven environmental technology indices. The indices provide exposure to the environmental technology firms that could play a major role as the world's economies shift to a low carbon economy. The indices include the FTSE Environmental Opportunities UK ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... cents, or 14.71 per cent, to $1.95 at 1205 AEST while Fortescue shares had sunk 19 cents, or 4.58 per cent, to $3.96. The major banks were mixed. At 1206 AEST, Commonwealth Bank had gained 15 cents to $37.95, ANZ had inched six cents higher to $17.36 ...

Super funds to re-jig mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
A majority 64 per cent of Australia's major superannuation funds are looking to change their investment mandates to factor in climate change issues, a survey found. The Climate Institute and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower after thin trade in the US on Friday and falls in key commodity prices. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was two points lower at 4,058. In ...

...and what it means for Australian instos

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... Management off the top 10 list (it has around $30 billion FUM). A Rainmaker analysis of the institutional mandates awarded by the major super funds suggest that if the deal is finalised, the renamed BlackRock Global Investors in Australia will count ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... nice market, from where we've come from, it's gone up a hundred points this week. "It's great to see some sunshine." The major banks were all stronger. Commonwealth Bank put on 44 cents to $37.88, Westpac rose 12 cents to $19.86, ANZ gained 15 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
... revised offer from China's Minmetals. On Wednesday, the Australian sharemarket closed at a seven-month high, boosted by major miners, big banks and positive data on consumer confidence and housing finance. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 89.5 points ...