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Lonsec 'recommends' Instreet DPA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
Lonsec awarded Instreet's Deferred Purchase Agreement (DPA) a "recommended" rating.

GWA opens Melbourne office

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Global index provider, Global Wealth Allocation (GWA) has opened a Melbourne office and plans to launch a suite of Australian products in the next six months.

Bell profit hit by bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Stock broking and financial advisory firm, Bell Financial Group, saw profit after tax fell almost 60 per cent to more than $14 million last year.

Custodians to play bigger role on risk mgmt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
Custodians can best serve their clients following last year's crisis by working more closely, over the long term, to develop custodial processes that can highlight risk management issues before they pose serious problems.

Tyndall share fund wins four stars

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The Tyndall Australian Share Income Fund has been given a four star "new" rating by ratings house Standard & Poor's.

ETF assets to reach $1.6 trillion

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
Exchange traded funds (ETF) assets are set to eclipse the $1.6 trillion mark in the next two years - $500 billion more than its current assets, new research by Strategic Insight shows.

RiskMetrics buys Innovest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
RiskMetrics Group has bought global sustainability researcher, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors.

A centre for managed futures

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Global managed futures giant Superfund sets up an investment centre in Sydney, open to the public, to help investors understand how managed futures work.

Tracking hedge fund fees

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Investors may be asking questions about the amount of performance fees received by hedge fund managers but the real focus should be on the benchmarks and how often these fees are being paid, according to an industry expert.

Sovereign wealth funds to buy more equities

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
Nearly one third of sovereign wealth funds that control over $7 trillion in assets are aiming to increase their investments in equity markets during the second half of 2009, new figures show.