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Platinum's Neilson backs Japan in 2014

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014

BlackRock ends "unfair" analyst surveys

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
BlackRock has agreed to end its controversial practice of surveying equity analysts to get insight into their views on companies before the information is made public. A US investigation into the practice determined that it "provides an unfair advantage ...

Managed accounts take the hassle out of hedge funds

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
Institutional investors can gain greater flexibility at a lower cost and without the need to manage their investments as closely by using a multi-strategy managed account solution for their hedge fund allocation, according to Permal senior vice president ...

High frequency trading improves market fairness

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
High frequency traders (HFTs) improve market fairness by reducing end-of-day price dislocation, new research from the Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has found. CMCRC examined data from 22 exchanges from around the world, from 2003-2011 ...

ASIC urges transparency on fund manager surveys

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

FSC report backs case for Asia Passport

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... shows that investment flows into Australia have increased by 78% since January 1, 2010, when the new Managed Investment Trust (MIT) scheme was implemented. Investment flows have gone from $20.3 billion to 36.2 billion, an increase of 21.3% per year. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a soft lead from Wall Street 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,282. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
VicSuper has awarded State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) an active global equities environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) mandate worth $310 million. The mandate will invest in a portfolio of global equities that integrates ESG factors ...

Pre-retirees won't meet goals without equities

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Investors approaching retirement will be unlikely to meet their income needs without a reasonable allocation to equities, according to investment professionals. Traditionally, investors approaching retirement have been advised to reduce their equity ...

AUI rejigs BDM team, looks to add more positions

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2013