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Morgan Stanley launches new FX strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has moved to capitalise on the shortfalls of the world's most liquid market through the launch of its FX alpha strategy for Australian investors.

Olympus and Contango explore India

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Specialist fund managers Olympus Funds Management and Contango Capital Partners have joined forces to unlock the gates of India's investment market to Australian investors.

Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Investors who took advantage of the $1 million super window prior to June 30 last year have been left limping following the recent spate of share market fallout, according to Adrian Raftery, chief executive of accountantsRus.

In cash we trust

QIC has held more cash than it's ever held for a very long time, a fortuitous investment move made by the $70 billion fund manager more than twelve months before the market rout began.

Industry funds biggest losers from switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
Industry super funds reaped the least switching gains at the end of last year, as they reported for the first time a negative net share of superannuation switching behaviour, a new survey by Roy Morgan shows.

ESSSuper to offer fin planning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
ESSSuper joins a growing band of superannuation funds that are offering flat fee financial planning and accumulation products to encourage members to stay with the fund even after their retirement.

Subprime wipes 500bp off loonie pension

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
Canadian pension plans have proven to be far from immune to the US sub-prime crisis, as the sector reported paltry returns for its investors against a backdrop of tightening global credit and recessionary pressures in the US.

BNY Mellon scores first NZ mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
Global financial services company BNY Mellon Asset Management has announced that its Australian distribution subsidiary arm has won its first institutional client in New Zealand.

Super funds to hold firm despite market crisis

Against the doom and gloom predictions surrounding debt and equities markets, historical data and projections from Selecting Super suggest Australian super funds will ride the market volatility and stay in the black by year-end.

Investors look east, Australia falls behind

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
Hong Kong has topped the list once more as the world's most liberal economy, boasting one of the best markets in the world for investors looking to capitalise on a free economy, suggests an annual report by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street ...