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Aubrey lands Skandia mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Capital's total funds under management to $496 million. "Aubrey has been focusing on establishing solutions with appropriate research, risk and portfolio management processes. We are delighted to now be working with Skandia to deliver these capabilities ...

SWFs jump 16% to $4.62tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... past 12 months to $4.62 trillion, with private equity assets in North America attracting special interest, reveals new research. According to the alternative investments research group Preqin, 57%, invest into private equity, 80% of which is done through ...

Currencies dominate CFDs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... dominated first quarter trading in CFDs, according to one provider, with a third of traders focused on the Aussie dollar. Research from Capital CFDs has shown AUD/USD remains the most popular contract for difference (CFD) followed by EUR/USD and gold. ...

Best friends forever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
Don't you just love it when a plan goes according to plan? Wall Street remained on rebound mode while we were sleeping and so were most equity markets from New York to Rio and old London town. The S&P 500 and the Dow each jumped by 1.4% overnight in ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... with their clients and prospects through social media channels," said Marc Fabris, National Manager Sales Strategies and Research for Zurich Financial Services Australia. "The next step is educating them on how to effectively use these channels to benefit ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... in the app through the 'Breaking News' section when connected to wireless Internet. For investment professionals, the research tables on super funds and managed funds performance data - supplied by Rainmaker Information and published in the print edition ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... closure, the fund manager is giving no further comment at this stage on the rationale behind the decision. Rainmaker research puts funds under management (FUM) of Australian equities at $1.65bn as at December 31, 2011. The figure represents a steady ...

Merlon Capital expands investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... our core strategies and our alignment with end investors. Adrian's strong cultural fit, combined with his exceptional research skills, is a great addition to the team," Margolis said. Merlon began operations in 2010 and now has funds under management ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... economy created a meagre 120,000 jobs in March, well below analyst forecasts of 200,000. Australian Stock report head of research George Saffer said global markets were all lower and this had flowed through to the Australian sharemarket. "Every sector ...

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... expected them to be more focused on shorter term financial goals such as owning a home or new car." According to the research, the rising cost of living was the main issue for their savings with Baby Boomers also more likely to blame the GFC, while Gen ...