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Govt to inject $25m into 'best practice' regulation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
The government will pump up to $25 million over four years into a new centre that will teach and train the next generation of financial regulators in Australia while building ties with the regulatory powers-that-be in Asia.

Hyperion Aus Growth Companies eyes ASX300

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
Hyperion Australian Growth Companies fund gets A* rating from van Eyk Research after Hyperion changed the composition of the fund from Broad Cap to ASX 300.

Investec eyes EM debt, record inflows

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Investec Asset Management sets its sights on offering emerging market debt products in Australia after a year of record inflows from investors, with total funds under management at $72 billion (£43.4 billion), up 50 per cent within a year.

Aurora wins $190m Optimix mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
Aurora Funds Management has secured a $190 million mandate from ING Australia, thanks to the fund's investment strategy that enables investors to make money around earnings results announcements.

US pension funds boost mortgages

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
The $146 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund has pumped $564 million into Fannie Mae mortgages in New York to help stabilise mortgage lending in the state.

PGI global strategy wins $500m mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
Principal Global Investors' Global Growth Equity has picked up a $500 million mandate from the Japanese government pension fund.

BT Financial frames big picture in 3D

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
Financial services group BT Financial is hoping to appeal to consumers lovestruck with all things 3D, thanks to hit movie 'Avatar', with its new marketing campaign featuring 3D visuals starting this week.

Alliance Bernstein loses staff from Aus Equity Growth and Ind'l funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
Johan Carlberg, portfolio manager of AXA Australia's wholesale Australian Equity Growth and Industrials funds, and three analysts, have left the firm, prompting a 'sell' rating from S&P on both products.

Credit Suisse to focus on alternatives and EM

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Credit Suisse Investments Australia (Credit Suisse) will focus on alternative investments and emerging markets after it sold the bulk of its fund offerings - credit and property portfolios worth $1.8 billion - to fund manager Challenger.

New mining tax is miners' own idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2010
Super funds and investors upset about the mining stocks plunge this week should shift their blame from the government and instead zero in on the miners themselves because it was their idea.