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Aviiid prepares to launch fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... addition to Crestani, other appointments include Andrew Kentmann as non-executive director nominee, Lois Towart as senior research analyst, James McNally as head of compliance, Sean Yuen as senior risk analyst and Henrik Alksnis as senior accountant. ...

Super fund recovery 6pc but big funds fail to fire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... followed by another 2 per cent in October supplemented by direct property's 9 per cent annual bounceback. But Rainmaker, the research engine behind SelectingSuper, said the most startling aspect of the latest super fund return results is that the big ...

FX broker IPOs on Wall St

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... company said it intends to expand its local presence and is in the process of broadening distribution of its DailyFX.com research as the topic gains increasing focus. Dan Perry, the company's managing director in Australia added that FXCM plans to increase ...

HiPortfolio helps Suncorp adopt TOFA changes

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... O'Farrell. The HiPortfolio TOFA-ready solution was developed at DST Global Solutions' Investment Management Solutions Research and Development Centre in Melbourne.

BlackRock appoints head of iShares Aus

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... he led BlackRock's distribution efforts across institutional and intermediary channels and also oversaw consultant and research house relationships. Through the new appointment, Oliver will spearhead iShares upcoming launch of four new Australian ETFs ...

A brighter future for hedge funds in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
After three difficult years, hedge funds look set to win more institutional mandates in 2011, an investor survey found. It has been a tough few years for the hedgies, with many funds claims of non-existent correlation to other asset classes blown apart ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... Kennedy as senior portfolio manager. Kennedy's role will start in February next year and his responsibilities will include research into quantitative stock selection models, alpha generation, portfolio construction and ESG research. Prior to SSGA, Kennedy ...

Confidence will return to Ireland: Govt

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... the minister for enterprise, trade and innovation, Batt O'Keeffe. The plan underpins the work of the job creation and research agencies, IDA Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, by providing funding that will allow them to meet ...

Insurers slow to custom fit products: research

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... that fit consumers' distinctive needs, some insurers are still largely ill-prepared to fulfill their customers' wants, research shows. Consulting firm Accenture sampled over 3,500 consumers in six countries, and 125 top executives at insurers from 24 ...

A QEasy road ahead for investors

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... another downturn in markets, according to a leading strategist. Matthew Sherwood, Perpetual's head of investment markets research, told Financial Standard that "QEII will do nothing to create stronger US growth" and that the "overall outlook is for modest ...