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Private investors on property buying spree

CBRE RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The small end of the market is buying the big end of town, with research showing that private investors and syndicators accounted for two-thirds of all commercial property sales since January this year.

Instreet targets Asian equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Instreet Investment is looking to add an Asian equity option to the next Link DPA Series.

Pengana Asian Equities up 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Pengana's Asian Equities Long Short fund gained 22.5 per cent, net of fees, in the year to June against its benchmark's loss of 6.1 per cent - proof that even in the worst of times, fund managers that make the smart calls can deliver.

UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
A survey of UK workplace pension funds representing $400 billion in assets found pension funds are putting more fund managers on a "regular performance review".

Instos reverse traction in alternatives

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Pension funds' investments in alternatives have shrunk 1 per cent to $1 trillion in 2008 - a stark contrast to the 40 per cent growth from 2007, new research shows.

Focus on quality: T. Rowe Price

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
While the worst of the liquidity crisis seems to be behind us, one fund manager focuses on "quality" stocks even as latest market data shows that some investors are rotating out of the defensive sector too soon and too fast.

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Financial services institutions and professionals continue to throw their support behind associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs.

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
The Royal Dutch/Shell Group is under fire from a human rights group for not disclosing key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues.

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Hedge fund investors are developing new fee structures around long-term performance - putting in place a "refund" clause if the hedge manager underperforms.

Lonsec rates Ashton-Paulson funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Lonsec awarded three Ashton Advisers-Paulson & Co funds a 'recommended' rating.