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Squared

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2010
Be there or be square! No Virginia, investors weren't there on Wall Street last night, but they've more than squared (their positions). This morning's news tell the story of selling on Wall Street because of -- according to The Age - " A surprisingly ...

AvSuper appoints Hannover Life Re

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2010
The $1 billion-plus AvSuper has appointed Hannover Life Re as its new insurer. According to a press statement from the fund, AvSuper's new insurance mandate and arrangements kick in on 1 July. Hannover Life Re's mandate includes group life insurance ...

Instos switch $100bn mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
More than $100 billion of assets changed hands last year as institutional investors dump poor performing fund managers, re-negotiate fees and exploit asset class-specific opportunities, a new report found. Mercer has released its 2009 Global Manager ...

Media Super hires ING as insurer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Media Super has appointed ING Life as its new insurer for death and total and permanent disability insurance cover, and its income protection cover. The appointment follows a six-month intensive tender process. Media Super, an industry super fund with ...

Private investors on property buying spree

CBRE RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The small end of the market is buying the big end of town, with research showing that private investors and syndicators accounted for two-thirds of all commercial property sales since January this year. The findings were from property group CB Richard ...

Away for Easter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
Oh no! Not another bear market rally. While we were sleeping, Wall Street stumbled again overnight. After four weeks of consecutive gains, Wall Street took a breather last night and gave back a little of its previous gains. Yes, you read it right - ...

UPDATE: Prime Super drops $14m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
The $872 million Prime Super has reduced its property mandate with Lend Lease, holding on to a $20 million mandate while withdrawing $14 million to find other investment opportunities. "Prime Super has considered selling secondary units from Lend Lease's ...

Private equity crunch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Super funds will be forced to revalue their private equity investments as the global financial crisis hits private equity growth on not one but three fronts: business valuation, earnings growth and ability to service debt. Private equity fund of funds ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
Banking stocks mostly were lower with ANZ Bank shedding 68 cents to $25.72, Commonwealth Bank down 47 cents to $49.35 and NAB down 44 cents to $33.20. Westpac lost 36 cents to $25.54. The spot price of gold was $US888.20 per fine ounce at 1210 AEDT ...

Market freefall not a bear signal

The flight to quality began last week as global markets posted record share price falls but some fund managers saw the sea of red as a buying opportunity. BT Financial's general manager of investments, Dirk Morris, said that the fund added more global ...