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CFSGAM's tax solutions capture super flow

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) has generated over $400 million of 'tax-aware' FUM within a year of launching the capability.

Dissident investors could prompt REIT revival

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
Corporate merger and acquisition activity could be set to spark the Australian REITs sector back into life as investors act to realise the value of net tangible assets (NTA).

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
FTSE Group's after-tax solution received a major boost as Sunsuper's new $700 million equity mandate will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 capital gains tax index.

ETFs report wafer thin trading volumes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) ASX market capitalisation is up 44 per cent in the last 12 months to $4.7 billion but their trading volumes are still thin.

Ratings wrap

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
AQR Capital Management, Hunter Hall Investment Management and Russell Investment Management have all received ratings boosts.

Time for instos to embrace ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Institutional investors have been urged to embrace exchange-traded funds (ETF), as the Australian market looks to overcome the misconception that they are built for the retail market.

Era of uncertainty plagues global markets

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
Global market investors need to tread carefully in this new era of uncertainty, according to an AllianceBernstein fixed income director.

NAB Private Wealth winners at private banking awards

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011
NAB Private Wealth has received multiple accolades at the Australian Private Banking Council 2011 Awards ceremony in Sydney, held last night. NAB Private Wealth topped the awards table by winning more categories than any other private bank.

Grant Samuel signs US fixed income partner

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Grant Samuel Funds Management has signed a new distribution agreement with US fixed income specialist Payden & Rygel to deliver emerging market debt and absolute return products in Australia.

Mason Stevens launches leveraged product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2011
Mason Stevens has launched a new capital protected structured product that allows investors to walk away from under-performing stocks.