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Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... securities (RMBS), bank debt and even financial sector equities could ultimately suffer. George Tharenou, an economist at UBS in Sydney, said the direct impact for the Australian economy was likely to be limited. "Assuming there is no spillover to wholesale ...

UBS poised to enter local ETF market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
The local arm of UBS plans to launch its own range of exchange traded funds in Australia, as research mounts that more financial planners are allocating more client funds into ETFs. Ben Heap, managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand for ...

AMP gives $200m small cap mandate to UBS

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (UBS GAM) has won a $200 million plus Australian equity small companies mandate from AMP. AMP's use of an external manager for its Australian Small Companies Fund follows the departure of former senior portfolio manager Michael ...

MLC appoints former Fidelity global CIO

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Markets Team, along with new responsibilities." This is MLC's third key executive appointment this year, having appointed former UBS Global Asset Management fixed interest veteran Michael Karagianis as investment specialist and former UBS O'Connor and ...

A "race to the bottom" in currencies

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... the Yuan to appreciate would be a mistake, according to George Boubouras, head of investments, strategy and consulting at UBS Wealth Management. Politicians need to be "cognizant of the China story," Boubouris said, because "durable domestic demand in ...

UBS to expand HNW adviser base

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
UBS Wealth Management aims to hire between 8 to 10 new advisers annually, for a total of 140 by 2015, Clark Morgan, the unit's chief executive, told journalists this morning. Morgan said that due to talent shortages, getting hold of the requisite people ...

UBS head of credit research joins QIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
QIC has appointed former UBS Global Asset Management head of credit research, Asia Pacific, Philip Miall, as head of investment grade credit in the firm's global fixed interest boutique. Miall will undertake investment grade credit research and analysis ...

CFS replaces 452 Capital with Integrity, CFSGAM

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... effect replaced one high-profile fund manager, Peter Morgan, with another, Paul Fiani. Fiani, the former head of equities at UBS Asset Management, famously left the Swiss giant after opposing a private equity takeover of Qantas, a position many in the ...

Nothing to fear in hung parliament

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... before re-engaging with the new government when it is ready. George Boubouras, head of investments, strategy & consulting at UBS, said there will also be implications for investment markets as he believed it unlikely many of the Henry and Cooper recommendations ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... forth speculation that "dollar, stocks may reel." (theage.com.au) The theage dot com article quoted Gary Head, co-manager of UBS's equities business in Australia and New Zealand, saying, "It's been getting more and more difficult to encourage international ...