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New institutional risk product set to launch

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Large industry and public sector superannuation funds are expected to be the main beneficiaries of a new advisory service by Russell Investment Consulting to help institutional investors manage risk.

Investment cloud clears with Govt draft proposal

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Moves to align Australia with other financial centres and concerns of uncertainty has prompted the Federal Government to release draft legislation on Australia's investment manager regime.

Perpetual divests to focus on international equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Perpetual Limited has closed its in-house manufacturing of their International Share funds in Ireland and moved across the Atlantic to US firm, Wellington Management Company.

IFM picks up $100m HOSTPLUS mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Industry Funds Management's active Australian equities strategy has received a $100 million mandate from superannuation fund HOSTPLUS.

Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
The average fund manager has outperformed Australian equity markets in the past year, but fees put their returns behind the index, research house Mercer said yesterday.

H2O scores Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Mercer Investments has nominated a $100 million mandate to London-based global bond manager, H2O Asset Management.

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Trading volumes spiked at dark pools and exchange traded funds after record volatility hit global equity and bond markets last week.

China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Chinese demand for Australian resources was likely to fall, investment bank JP Morgan said yesterday.

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
Volatility products can be successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday.

nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
nabInvest has agreed to acquire Aviva Investors Australia, adding a range of domestic equities strategies to its skill set and $5.5 billion to its funds under management.