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PM Capital eyes insto market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PM Capital, the award-winning fund founded by ex-Bankers Trust fund manager Paul Moore, is pushing into the wholesale investor market.

Babson Capital targets growth in Oz

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
US-based Babson Capital Management, which bought a $200 million Babcock & Brown mezzanine debt portfolio, has hired two AMP Capital Investors executives in Australia with plans to turn its local arm into a multi-billion dollar operation in the next five ...

ASX targets ETF growth market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is ramping up its exchange traded fund (ETF) business as more providers enter the market to cope with rising demand.

Global instos flock to Asian infrastructure

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Asian Infrastructure & Related Resources Opportunity fund, one of the largest dedicated Asian infrastructure funds in the world, has closed with over $900 million from institutional investors including Australia.

RaboPlus adds Russell funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
RaboPlus has added eight Australian and international equity funds from Russell Investment Management to its platform.

Credit Suisse wins Mercer mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Credit Suisse has won an insurance-linked strategies mandate from the Mercer multi-manager funds.

S&P backs Schroders team after departure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Standard & Poor's has maintained its four star-rating on the Schroders Australian Equity fund following the resignation of senior portfolio manager Randal Jenneke.

Fundie backs strategy with own nest egg

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
The Australian fund manager behind one of T. Rowe Price's global equities strategy gives 'skin in the game' serious meaning when he poured all of his retirement savings into it. His parents are putting some money, too.

AMP Cap invests in clean tech private equity

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
AMP Capital Investors' Responsible Investment Leaders suite of funds have made an allocation to clean technology private equity assets through its balanced fund.

Select looks to sign on six dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
Select Asset Management is in talks with six dealer groups looking to use the firm's Customised Portfolio Solutions (CPS).