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Amundi wins mandate for volatility strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
Amundi Asset Management has signed a new local institutional client to its volatility strategy. Richard Borysiewicz, chief executive in Australia for Amundi Asset Management, said he couldn't reveal the new institutional client but expected to implement ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
US institutional investors and experts have banded together to offer lawmakers a list of "do's and don'ts" in governance reforms as the Senate Banking Committee mulls over a bill by chairman Christopher Dodd to plug regulatory gaps exposed by the GFC. ...

End game II

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
The current US engagement with China might make Americans feel good but the consequences could be nasty. Last night's reports provide further evidence that the US economy continues to expand - without putting upward pressure on inflation. Improving. ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Bohh...ring! And I woke up early for this! There were some after-party celebrations to the bull market's one-year anniversary - but only just. Wall Street closed higher -- Dow up 0.03 per cent, S&P 500 up 0.5 per cent and Nasdaq up 0.8 per cent. As ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market had moved into the red at noon on Wednesday after eight straight session of gains, led by weaker materials and property sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 13.8 points lower, by 0.29 per cent, at 4,806.3 ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
Many planners are looking for bespoke risk management solutions to help protect their client portfolios from market swings while, at the same time, remaining 'in the game'. George Lucas, founding managing director of boutique structured products specialist ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Russell has opened its flagship multi-asset portfolio, the Russell Pooled Superannuation Trust Balanced Opportunities Unit, to three new alternative asset sector funds. According to a press statement from Russell, the move has seen the trust's alternative ...

Positive spin to bad news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2010
... trading activity on The Street exemplifies the equity market's wild and wacky psychology -- that's if you're watching the daily ups and downs. Yesterday Wall Street shed around 1 per cent "because" US consumer confidence in February dropped by more than ...

SuperChoice ups clearinghouse challenge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
Superannuation clearinghouse provider SuperChoice has teamed up with banking giant ANZ to develop PayClear2, a new system that can help small to mid-size businesses process SG contributions faster and with more accuracy. It's hard to get excited about ...

HOSTPLUS $1bn mandate up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... chief investment officer of the $7 billion fund, HOSTPLUS, said they are looking to spend the sum on existing mandate top-ups and hiring new managers - with no limitations on asset classes. "We put nearly a billion into equity markets last year - $550 ...