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Investment

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Australia's peak investment groups have finally come out of the closet on the government's proposed ETS model.

AMP core property is a 5-star

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
AMP's Core Property Fund has been awarded a five star badge from Standard & Poor's - a sustained rating since S&P conducted its review 12 months ago.

WW opens Aus portfolio construction shop

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Watson Wyatt Australia has hired former Intech CIO Hugh Dougherty and promoted Michael Blayney to head a new division that taps into the company's global portfolio construction research.

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Barclays Global Investors (BGI) listed a further two iShares exchange traded funds (ETFs), providing Australian investors access to Brazil, Russia, India and China and the top 50 companies in Asia.

Alternatives charter assoc heads Down Under

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
The rise and rise of alternative assets is pushing the need for specialists trained in the sector, said Craig Asche, chief executive of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIAA) when he visited Australia last week.

Macq to open next Gateway

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
Macquarie Funds is set to launch the next version of its Gateway Trust to provide retail investors and self managed super funds (SMSF) exposure to emerging markets infrastructure, the Asian financial sector, energy and agriculture.

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
Australian Fine Art Management has been forced to lower the minimum investment amount on The Art Trust by more than $10 million to $20 million as investor sentiment continues to fall in bad markets.

Getting the right mix

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
Diversification is a buzzword used by super funds, financial planners and fund managers to make money in volatile markets - but exploiting diversity has to start with picking the right manager from the outset.

Malaysia boosts REITs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
The Malaysian Securities Commission has reviewed its guidelines on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to improve the country's attractiveness as a destination for REIT listings.

Is offshore investment necessary?

A Financial Standard analysis on the correlation between the Australian and US equity markets shows there is a strong connection between the two bourses and that the relationship has grown stronger over the past 12 months.