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Cash in on overseas asset offload

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Australian pension funds are ahead of the curve with their allocations to real assets, but could further exploit opportunities overseas. Australian super funds currently invest an average 17% of their total portfolio in real assets, although in reality ...

New head of Australian wholesale sales: Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2012
Fidelity Worldwide Investments has appointed Nick McDowell as Australian head of Wholesale Sales. Nick McDowell will be responsible for driving the development and diversity of Fidelity's wholesale funds business through Intermediaries including banks ...

AusEthical announces 64% profit drop

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The only thing up in Australian Ethical Investment's (AEI) full year results were expenses, with a 64% net profit (after tax) drop on the previous year announced yesterday. Lower revenues caused by a 3.6% drop on funds under management, bad market conditions ...

Apostle launches global equity fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
Apostle Asset Management has launched the Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund for institutional and retail investment in Australia. The equity fund brings the investment expertise of Apostle's newest affiliate manager, Edinburgh-based Dundas Global Investors ...

Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
The high Aussie dollar (AUD) is leading to more active use of ETFs as investors seek to use the strong currency to tap markets outside Australia and gain access to a broader set of industrial sectors. Mark Oliver, head of iShares Australia said that ...

QIC names chief of global clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
QIC has hired former AMP heavy weight Brian Delaney as chief of global clients, products and marketing, based in Sydney. Delaney joins QIC from AMP Capital where he held the role as a business director of clients, products and marketing. In his new ...

QIC names chief of global clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
QIC has hired former AMP heavy weight Brian Delaney as chief of global clients, products and marketing, based in Sydney. Delaney joins QIC from AMP Capital where he held the role as a business director of clients, products and marketing. In his new ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Futures on the VIX exchange can allow funds to diversify portfolios by buying volatility, said Chris Thompson, Portfolio Manager, Advance Asset Management. Thompson said that a lot of alternative investment strategies involve "going long" on volatility ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened weaker, as disappointing Chinese economic data and a slew of companies that started trading without a dividend pushed the market lower. At 1031 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24 points, or 0.56 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after a positive close on Wall Street on Friday following Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at an international conference of global central bankers. At 0800 AEST on Monday, the September ...