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Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...

BNP Paribas to launch fixed income SMAs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
BNP Paribas Investment Partners will use separately managed accounts to draw retail investors to its new Australian fixed income capability, which will also be available to instos. The French bank will launch its Australian fixed income offering this ...

New rules on bank liquidity clarified

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has clarified its definition of liquid assets that the banking industry must hold from 2015. In the wake of the global financial crisis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel Committee) ...

BNP enjoys wealth lift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
BNP Paribas' Wealth and Asset Management division reported an 8.4 per cent increase in revenues for the December quarter. The division, which sits within BNP Paribas Investment Solutions, posted revenues of a,-905 million ($1.2 billion), up from a,-834 ...

Future Fund ex-strategy chief opens Scarce Capital

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Tony Day, the former head of strategy at the Future Fund, has set up Scarce Capital, a new advisory services business that aims to help investors who want more than just a run-of-the-mill approach in global asset allocation and strategy. Day said the ...

Support grows for Asia Funds Passport

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
A new report further supports the push for Australian fund managers' access to rapidly growing investment markets across Asia, with suggestions of APEC potentially establishing a working group on the proposal. Asia's funds management industry apparently ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The call of the boutique fund has proved irresistible for many investment professionals, but ratings can still be retained in the face of departures, according to a new study. In its third quarterly Musical Chairs report, S&P fund services found that ...

Net tightens around share trading: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The financial services watchdog, which yesterday released a consultation package on a new regulatory framework for the shares market, said it is "well-prepared" to start regulating multi-market activity, while boosting competition in equity exchange ...

Westfield announces restructuring, to launch new A-REIT

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Westfield announced plans this morning to spin a significant proportion of its local assets into the new Westfield Retail Trust, which it expects will be one of the three largest real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the Australian market. The new ...

Global Capital Investment launch Iraq Fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
Global Capital Investments will invest in listed equities on the Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) through its newly-launched Iraq Fund. The fund will allocate up to 20 per cent of its assets in private, less liquid, early-stage investment opportunities in ...