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Investment

Aberdeen cools on China

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
Aberdeen Asset Management is keeping an underweight position in China due to concerns about the "conflicting" economic data released by the country.

Aviva Aus sale poses revenue risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
The sale of Aviva Australia to NAB raises questions on the future revenue flows of Aviva Investors Australia, the local fund management business excluded from the deal.

Costello's Future Fund career over before it started

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Short-lived speculation that former Liberal Party Treasurer Peter Costello was about to be appointed by the Labor government to a leading position in running the Future Fund shows the fund is still poorly understood, three years after its launch.

Corp bonds dominate UK sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Corporate bond funds remain the most popular products among UK investors, with the asset class making up a quarter of the sales on the Cofunds platform in May.

S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's assigned five former Credit Suisse international equity funds a 'four stars' rating after the funds shifted to Aberdeen Asset Management's model portfolio.

Cooper targets investment fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Investment management fees may be on the chopping block following the upcoming Cooper review on super - but one fund manager cautions that reviewing fees is not enough, and equal attention should be paid to understanding the incentives behind high fees.

Nicholas-Applegate closes Australian offices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The global downturn takes another victim after US-based fund manager Nicholas-Applegate said it is going to shut down its Australian offices tomorrow, with all client services to be re-directed back to its San Diego headquarters.

ING adds cap protected funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
ING Australia has released two funds on the OneAnswer platform to provide investors with capital protection that rises as the value of fund the increases.

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The world's ninth largest sovereign wealth fund, the $240 billion China Investment Corporation, is embarking on a recruitment spree to boost its investment teams.

Ratings withdrawal shows ratings fee structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
Standard & Poor's move to withdraw its ratings on two APN funds highlights how the ratings firm undertakes its reviews - and how they respond if the fund manager doesn't renew the licence fee.