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Pereira bullish on Indian equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Indian equities are right for the picking as price to earnings (P/E) ratios fall and the country's gross domestic product (GDP) continues to grow at more than nine per cent per annum, according to John Pereira, India Equities Fund chief executive.

Covered short-selling unmasked

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
While 'naked' short-selling has been the center of news headlines, one investment expert urges the industry to look at the misuse of 'covered' short-selling and why the rules have to be changed.

What property bust?

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The assumption that the property market is going to crash is a myth, said SG Hiscock & Company.

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The number of institutions signing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) grew by 65 per cent since the start of the credit crisis.

Solaris strikes $400m FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
Australian equities boutique, Solaris Investment Management hit the $400 million funds under management mark after gaining a number of new clients.

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Local fund managers have the right skills and resources to make Australia the financial services hub in Asia and beyond but taking on that mantle doesn't necessarily mean the money has to be managed at home.

nabInvest buys stake in Singapore REIT

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
NAB's investment arm, nabInvest, sets its sights on Singapore's growing real estate investment trust (REIT) market when it formed a joint venture with Singapore-based real estate manager Oxley Capital to buy a stake in Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT).

Carbon schemes full of hot air

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Anti-global warming schemes based on prescriptive emission targets and cross-country carbon trading are flawed and do not address long term climate change problems, said Reserve Bank director Warwick McKibbin.

Top platforms give Basis investors helping hand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Seven of the industry's leading wealth management providers have teamed up to establish a good will fund for embattled Basis Capital investors.

AMG set to ramp Aust business

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
American asset manager Affiliated Managers Group (AMG) is ramping up its business acquisitions and Australian managers may soon be on their target list.