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Ratings firm expands fund coverage

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... it would look at five major factors of a CEF, including the fund's management team, the investment process, the parent company, performance and fees. All funds will then be rated according to a five-point scale labeled under elite, superior, standard ...

Homegrown techs gain top billing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
Market surveillance technology company, the SMARTS Group, and investment technology supplier, the Milestone Group, will be featuring in a technology forum that aims to showcase Australia's leading financial services technology providers. The Financial ...

Levy disaster

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... a tender process for $2 billion in Treasury Notes in two tranches. In equities news, Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd and Alesco Corporation Ltd report first half results. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed higher for the second ...

AIG sells Nan Shan stake

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
... International Group (AIG) continues on with its divestments and is selling its majority stake in Nan Shan Life Insurance Company to Taiwanese group Ruen Chen Investment Holdings. AIG agreed to offload its 97.57 per cent interest in Nan Shan to Ruen Chen ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... trustee boards. "Within our fund, females have been appointed in multiple senior executive roles, including CEO, COO, Company Secretary, Compliance Manager and HR Manager. It is clear that gender diversity is alive within the industry," said Megan Bolton ...

CalPERS returns 12.5pc in 2010

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
CalPERS, the largest pension fund in the US, achieved a 12.5 percent net return on investments for the 2010 calendar year, pushing its assets under management to US$225.7 billion. While the returns mark the second straight calendar year of double-digit ...

AvSuper awards mandate to IFP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
AvSuper has dropped its mandate with Wellington International Management Company and awarded $52 million to Independent Franchise Partnership following a review. Michelle Griffiths, chief executive of the $1 billion-plus fund, said IFP replaces Wellington ...

K2 Asset boosts intl eq team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
K2 Asset Management has appointed 11-year industry veteran Jeff Thomson to its international equities team. Thomson joins K2 after roles at London-based Thames River Capital LLP and Coronation Fund Managers. Prior to that he worked as an equities analyst ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... that although 2011 could be a catch up year for the Australian market, the February reporting season will be patchy and company outlook comment likely to be conservative. "This reflects the weak domestic economic conditions in Australia since last June ...