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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 ...

UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
The $25.4 billion UniSuper has become a 5 per cent shareholder of Gunns, after its fund managers increased their stakes in the controversial Tasmanian timber company last week. Simon Hudson, head of equities at UniSuper, said the 5 per cent stake is ...

Swan weighs in on currencies, promotes reform agenda

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Speaking at the New York Stock exchange overnight, Treasurer Wayne Swan reaffirmed his commitment to growing the national retirement savings pool and weighed in on the currency wars that are threatening to envelop global capital markets. "If the global ...

US insurer postpones IPO

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
In a further sign of the fragile state of the US economy, one of the biggest initial public offerings of 2010 was withdrawn overnight. Liberty Mutual Group, the fifth largest property and casualty group in the US by direct written premiums, postponed ...

BTIM adds PM to macro strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
Jason Petras was recruited as portfolio manager to work with Joe Bracken, head of BT Investment Management's Macro Strategies. Petras will be responsible for research, develop and implement quantitative strategies for the flagship Global Macro fund. ...

HSBC wins Ascalon mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
HSBC Securities Services has won a mandate from Ascalon Capital Managers to provide custody and fund administration to the Ascalon platform. HSBC will become Ascalon's sole securities services provider in Australia. Ascalon will get access to HSBC's ...

Aviva appoints senior roles in Asia Pacific

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
Aviva plans to develop and launch a number of new products to further expand its global real estate in the Asia Pacific with the three appointments fundamental to this action. "These products will be designed with the needs of the local Asia Pacific ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Thursday after Wall Street and European bourses closed higher. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 30 points higher at 4,568 points, with ...

Yuan revaluation drives hedge fund flows

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Investors flocked to Asian hedge funds in the second quarter, attempting to take advantage of China's moves towards increased currency flexibility, according to a note by US-based Hedge Fund Research. Asian hedge funds experienced net inflows of $360 ...

Fees4Service targets transitioning advisers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The Encore Group, Leading Minds Academy, CVM Systems, ili, and REMeX have banded together to launch Fees4Service - a consulting service targeting advisers transitioning to a fee-for-service model. The five firms have launched the service to provide ...