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BRW Rich 200 lists fin services best

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2010
Platinum's Kerr Neilson, ex-Macquarie chief Allan Moss and Maple-Brown Abbott co-founder Robert Maple-Brown led the charge of financial services execs who made it to this year's BRW Rich 200.

ASX fends rivals with price cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Investors are benefiting from the rise of alternative trading platforms in Australia, with the incumbent Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) introducing massive fee cuts starting next month, including a 46 per cent cut on the headline trade execution ...

IFM global infra assets outperform

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Fresh from buying a German infrastructure asset worth $250 million, the new head of Industry Funds Management (IFM), Brett Himbury, said the group's infrastructure assets are performing ahead of budget.

Select wins AXA and CFS mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Select Asset Management's Alternatives Portfolio has been added to the AXA North platform and CFS FirstWrap.

Local unis smash US funds returns

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Local university endowment funds investments performed three times better than their US counterparts - a trend that looks set to continue as local institutions up the ante on alternative assets.

Martin Currie buys $480m hedge fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Martin Currie has bought Sofaer Capital's European long/short equity business, a hedge fund with more than $480 million in assets.

Macquarie taps forestry opportunities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2010
Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management has opened Macquarie Forestry Investment 2010 - a project that provides retail investors access to combined investments of both trees and forestry land on which they grow.

Mercer wins Investec mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Mercer has been appointed by Investec Specialist Private Bank to support its high net worth client investment service.

AMP boosts SMA service

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
AMP has teamed up with New Zealand-based tech provider FNZ to improve the online functionality of its separately managed account service.

Regal bags hedge fund award

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2010
Regal Funds Management has won the Best Asian Relative Value Fund Award at the annual Eurekahedge Asian ceremony in Singapore.