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Asia for the long haul

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
While there is a lot of head nodding when it comes to the benefits of investing in Asia, it's a region that remains under represented based on its economic fundamentals, according to Jonathan Schuman, head of global business development at San Francisco-based ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
A new surge of pension funds and institutional investors are showing interest in securities lending, said Paul Wilson, global head of client management & sales for trading services J.P. Morgan.

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
Scott Fletcher, director of client investment strategies at Russell, believes the threat of being liable for misdirected investment advice will see many planners, especially those specialising in life risk and other non-investment products, turn to broad ...

Light-years before Macquarie and YBR bother banks

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
The latest tie-up between Yellow Brick Road and Macquarie to launch mortgage products makes sense for both businesses, but it will be a long time before they can begin to turn the proposition into a profitable enterprise, according to Lincoln Indicator's ...

BNP Paribas teams up with Carnegie

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
BNP Paribas has announced a strategic alliance with global equities specialist Carnegie Asset Management.

AUI calls it quits on two mortgage trusts

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Poor market sentiment and the introduction of bank guarantees have forced the closure of two mortgage trusts.

ETP flows eclipse 2011 totals

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Year-to-date exchange traded product (ETP) flows have surpassed the total amount recorded in 2011, according to BlackRock Investment Institute's October ETP Landscape report.

Fewer IPO's no excuse for poor returns: Hyperion

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Less initial public offerings (IPOs) shouldn't mean a slump in performance, said Hyperion Asset Management.

Political punch trading greatest risk to US economy

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012
Whatever the outcome of the US presidential election, the new leader must avoid being embroiled in political points scoring and instead focus on cementing the global recovery, according to Clime's Paul Zwi.

Returns without volatility, you're not dreamin

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
High returns associated with high volatility causes many investors to target the latter to achieve the former, but Netherlands fund manager Robeco said a well structured low volatility strategy can achieve returns that are as attractive.