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PIMCO Australia draws record $30bn FUM

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PIMCO Australia posted its biggest year ever in 2009, with funds under management (FUM) up 36 per cent to $30 billion - but with the higher FUM comes the onus to better navigate sovereign risk. Peter Dorrian, PIMCO's head of global wealth management ...

Australian Ethical taps global smart energy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Fund manager Australian Ethical has repositioned its International Equities Trust to focus on global smart energy. The trust has always invested in renewable energy, recycling, efficient transport and other smart energy companies in previous years but ...

Instinet close to signing two major transition mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2010
... [transition panels] by the end of the year we would be extremely happy." Fildes said another focus area for the firm is in Smart Order Routing, which means investors can search for the best execution outcome possible for their trades. "It's only a matter ...

Westpac unveils new trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
Westpac has launched a new online trading platform for its 250,000 broking customers. James Staltari, the head of Westpac Securities, said the new website is called Westpac Online Investing, and includes an improved range of equity and investment services ...

Hedge funds on incubators watch list

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... demand from institutional investors for hedge fund managers following the aftermath of the GFC, with plenty of scope for smart hedgies to win mandates - provided they improved their communication and liquidity. "We would like to see highly liquid, highly ...

Future Fund targets credit assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... the distressed mortgages market but only within the fund's strict investment criteria. "That is an area that - with very smart people that we feel comfortable [investing with] - there are some interesting opportunities." He said the fund has identified ...

Perpetual names super and investment exec

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2009
Perpetual has promoted Michael Miller, former chief financial and operating officer in Perpetual Investments Business Services, as group executive of its superannuation and investment solutions business. Miller has worked at Perpetual for eight years ...

Aus Ethical adds equities analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... investing in sustainable energy for more than two decades. Nathan's expertise in alternative energies will be a great boost to smart energy focus of the International Equities Trust," said Martin Halloran, chief investment officer at Australian Ethic ...

Decimal updates online super advice system

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
Decimal has updated its service to superannuation funds looking to provide intra-fund advice using its Smart Calculator, which it believes will allows funds to engage members more effectively. Smart Calculator provides financial scenario generators ...

Planner software innovations to pressure platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... offerings from the main platform providers, said an industry expert. Gundeep Sidhu, managing director of AdviserLogic, said the smart and innovative planning software providers are now responding to an "escalating inflow of enquiries" about user friendly ...