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Investment

Ashton in talks with BT and Macquarie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Fund of hedge funds manager Ashton Advisers is in negotiations with BT Financial Group and Macquarie to launch its two flagship funds into the retail market.

Apostle fund raises $30m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Apostle Asset Management's Global Small-Mid Cap fund successfully raised $30 million from an institutional investor in just over three months.

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Rather than focus exclusively on the costs of fighting climate change, businesses should also look for the commercial opportunities as the world shifts towards a lower carbon profile, said Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water.

AXA Aus funds fall 11 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
AXA Australia's funds under management, administration and advice dropped 11 per cent to $75.5 billion for the six months to the end of June, with falls in fund inflows and the value of new business.

Henderson wins $275m fixed income mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
London-based Henderson Global Investors has won a $275.2 million fixed income mandate from Cheshire County Council as administering authority for the Cheshire Pension Fund.

More females in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Women are now at the vanguard of financial services as more females are recruited in the sector compared to their male counterparts, says Dalton Nicol Reid (DNR).

Bad markets to test boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
It's the right time to search for quality investment boutiques, as investment managers are able to prove their stock picking skills and test their investment strategy against volatile equity markets, according to Russell Investment Group.

S&P studies single manager alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Rising investor demand for alternative strategies has prompted Standard & Poor's to issue its first single manager fund report.

BlackRock and Ralton join IMAP board

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Institute of Managed Accounts Providers (IMAP) has recruited BlackRock's Cormac Heffernan and Ralton Asset Management's Damian Holland to its board of directors.

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
As markets turn from bad to worse, alternative investments have proven to be the keystone of solid returns when they turned into shock absorbers protecting investors from capital loss, said Select Asset Management.