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Investment

Gillard urges China investment relationship

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has encouraged a strong investment relationship with China after speaking at a China-Australia business forum, with talk of tight economic integration between the two nations.

Vanguard varies approach to Australian equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Vanguard plans to begin trading its latest three ETF products, which will track all sections of the Australian share market, on the ASX at the end of May.

Indexing warning as ETFs surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Global flows into exchange traded funds/exchange traded products (ETFs/ETPs) soared to US$41.4 billion in the first quarter of 2011.

Great Southern case rages on

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Investors in a class action against failed agribusiness firm Great Southern live to fight another day after access to new documents has been approved.

Investec to launch equity derivatives platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Investec has announced plans to launch an equity derivatives platform in July as it expands its team with a spate of new appointments including David Jones-Prichard who will head up the platform.

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Institutional investors and fund managers can use a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings data service from global index provider FTSE Group to identify eligible companies for investment.

Sustainable strategy downgraded

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Morningstar has downgraded an AMP Capital strategy to "avoid" after the loss of a key leader from the management team.

Trust Company eyes personal touch to build on growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Trustee services provider the Trust Company is aiming to overhaul its technology and IT systems to help increase engagement with personal clients after reporting a 13 per cent annual rise in EBITDA.

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has teamed up with Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) to bring exchange traded international securities to Australia, enabling retail investors to access US stocks through the ASX.

BlackRock provides advisers with super SMA

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
BlackRock Investment Management targets retail superannuation clients with a separately managed account (SMA) product that offers SMSF like features to investors.