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S&P ramps up research division

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2008
Standard & Poor's is pulling out all the stops to cope with institutional demand, hiring five analysts to its local research division and creating an "out of cycle" ratings team to review new products. The ratings firm hired former Westpac Private Bank ...

Christian Super turns to microfinance

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The $450 million Christian Super is ramping up its presence in the microfinance space by investing in two separate funds run by JPMorgan and Triodos Investment Management. The super fund is currently in negotiations with JPMorgan and is looking to invest ...

AusSuper appoints Comms GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
AustralianSuper has found a replacement for Alison McIvor, appointing former Telstra Super general manager, James Coyle as general manager of marketing and communications. Coyle replaces McIvor who worked at AustralianSuper for 10 years and was instrumental ...

Sunsuper pumps $100m into Trinity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
The $13 billion industry fund Sunsuper has invested $100 million into the unlisted Trinity Property Trust. "The idea [of this investment] is that there will be plenty of opportunities coming up in the next year because of distressed sellers," said David ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket was trading almost two per cent higher at noon on the back of stronger commodity prices, gains in the resources sector and a good lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 82 points, or 1.95 ...

UBS to launch infra fund next year

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
UBS Global Asset Management plans to launch another international infrastructure fund next year after successfully closing its $2.1 billion International Infrastructure Fund to new investors. The firm's closed fund invests in OECD country infrastructure ...

Credit Suisse appoints private banking head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Credit Suisse has appointed Ray McGregor as managing director and head of private banking Australia. McGregor will be based in Sydney reporting functionally to Francois Monnet, head of private banking Southeast Asia and Australasia, and locally to country ...

Select funds top Zenith review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Select Asset Management topped Zenith Diversified Sector Review rankings with two funds rated 'highly recommended'. The firm's Select Defensive Portfolio and Select Growth Portfolio rank in the top three in a review that featured 15 other funds. The ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket has made a strong start to November, up more than two per cent at midday, driven higher by financial stocks ahead of an expected 50 basis point rate cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia tomorrow. Analysts ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
The Australian sharemarket was up about two and a half per cent at noon with big gains in resources stocks leading the market higher. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 103.5 points, or 2.69 per cent, at 3949.1, while the broader All Ordinaries ...