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Oil up, equities down: Feng Shui Index

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Global equity markets will remain volatile, the cost of oil will rise and US President Barack Obama's popularity will wane are just a few predictions from this year's CLSA Feng Shui Index.

BGI wins $2bn French mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2009
Barclays Global Investors has won a $2 billion mandate European equities mandate with French national pension reserve fund, FRR.

Free cash flow wins mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
Free cash flow is a recipe for strong above benchmark returns amid turbulent times, according to Epoch Investment Partners, which recently won a $173 million mandate from Suncorp.

TTR strategies need more attention

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
Investors still lack awareness of transition to retirement strategies while many others view super as a "poor investment", according to financial advisory firm HLB Mann Judd.

UK coalition pushes responsible investment cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
A group of UK-based pension and fund managers, politicians and unions are urging the UK government and institutional investors to support regulatory reforms that will create a "sustainable" financial system.

Sun Hung Kai targets distressed financial firms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Hong Kong-based Sun Hung Kai Financial has set up a recovery fund to take advantage of undervalued distressed global financial firms.

AUI trust posts solid returns, holds value

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
While many funds were in the red last year, Australian Unity Investments (AUI) bucked the trend when its Healthcare Property Trust gained 11.27 per cent and, despite the market downturn, many of its underlying direct properties have held their value.

Confidence yardstick rises

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
A monthly index that measures investor confidence in key sharemarkets rose for the first time in six months, with US institutional investors the most bullish about the performance of equities.

Janus banks on maths for success

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
Melbourne-based Janus Capital Asia is staying true to its quantitative analysis investment strategies to win mandates this year.

VFMC restructures investment teams

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
The $36 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is combining its quantitative and equities team into a single entity as part of a sweeping reorganisation of the fund.