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Going global with Threadneedle

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... want," Podger said. In contrast, Australian institutions had already been forced to look offshore for investment opportunities, given the size of the superannuation savings pool relative to the domestic equity market, he said. Despite some obvious differences ...

More US investment banks close prop desks

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... meeting the requirements of recently passed FinReg legislation, and the indirect result could be new investment opportunities for Australian super funds. Shortly after the New York Times revealed that JPMorgan was moving its proprietary trading desks ...

Investec eyes aircraft leasing market

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... market. Sydney-based Investec executive David Phillips said Investec has a strong pipeline of new aircraft investment opportunities on returns, which exceed the fund's target, noting that airlines are increasingly using operating leases as a source of ...

Aviva appoints senior roles in Asia Pacific

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... the local Asia Pacific and broader international client base in mind and will look to take advantage of investment opportunities that we see across the region," said Ian Hally, CEO Asia Pacific Real Estate. Daniel McDonald was appointed head of fund ...

UK bid to attract Aussie investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... centre for both investing and their wider aspects of the financial industry. Yet there is a larger pool of investment opportunities available, according to Sir Cahn. "Investors should not limit themselves to this one area as Britain are also leading ...

Real assets are the future of investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
... will undoubtedly be felt across the world, from an investor perspective it is not all bad news with many investment opportunities to choose from. "Good quality brands will become much more valuable given the ability of a brand to pass on higher prices ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... CFSGAM fund has received a fair increase in interest over the last two months as more people see the investment opportunities in the Australian agricultural industry. "Asia and Europe understand food as a commodity more so then Australia simply because ...

Nigerian PenCom adjusts pension

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... overseas reports. The review of these pension fund assets, the third this year, is designed to create more investment opportunities for Nigerian pension managers while also assessing the present risks in operating environment. Eyamba Henshaw, PenCom's ...

AustralianSuper seizes infra leadership

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
Demand for more infrastructure investment creates huge investment opportunities for super funds, and AustralianSuper intends taking a leadership role. The fund has not only announced intentions to appoint four major investment team leaders, including ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... Together, the "big three" control over 70 per cent of the ETF market. "ETFs have opened a new panorama of investment opportunities," said Deborah Fuhr, managing director and global head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy at BlackRock in London. ...