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Magellan puts money where its mouth is

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
... said there is a compelling case for Australian and New Zealand investors to diversify part of their wealth into global investment opportunities. "Whilst offshore investment should always form part of a diversified portfolio, the case is particularly ...

Mellon wins $17.5m MFS mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Mellon Global Investments Australia has won a $17.5 million mandate from MFS Investment Management (MFSIM) to manage their Premium Income Fund. Managed by the Australian-domiciled Mellon Global Bond Alpha Trust, the trust actively invests in global ...

Mellon scores Asset Super mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
Mellon Global Investments Australia has been awarded an $18 million mandate from Asset Super for its Mellon Global Alpha Trust, adding to its collection of 26 others. The Global Alpha Trust, launched in January 2004, is a multi-strategy long-short product ...

Caught in the Web 2.0

... of time. "It is a question of inevitability," he said. To date, HSBC and Deutsche Bank are just two of major global investment companies that have embraced Web 2.0 technology. Michelle Baltazar

ASFA develops standardised super fund data forms

ALEX DUNNIN, HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2007
... Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has approved the introduction of IFSA Guidance Note No.1 on Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS), which it wants members to follow when reporting investment performance. "The GIPS are a set ...

Nipping at the Tiger's tail

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
The airline industry in Australia is getting ready for another bought of savage price competition as Tiger Airways pounces on Melbourne's Tullamarine airport and the upset budget carrier Jetstar has decided to practically give away airline tickets ...

Mercer appoints senior portfolio manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2007
Mercer Global Investments has appointed a new senior portfolio strategist to its Australian investment team. Phil Graham joins Mercer after six years at Access Economics, most recently as head of manager selection on their market portfolio managers. ...

Hedge fund myths confuse investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2007
When you hear about hedge funds, they are either heroes or villains, while a lot of myths about hedge funds leads to too much confusion among investors, said hedge fund of funds manager EACM Advisors. One of the myths is they are unregulated and somehow ...

CBA fin services firing on all cylinders

... products have been around for some time and we need to keep innovating," he said. Hence the division has set up a 'Global Investment Solutions' team whose sole purpose is to come up with innovative products or explore new investment strategies. Negus ...

Global indexing hits $6.4 trillion

Passive investing is now a $6.4 trillion industry with new themes emerging such as the push for riskier products and the rise of alternative asset classes, according to a new survey. Pensions & Investments, a US based investments publication conducted ...