October 11, 2015

Greed and revenge at PIMCO as Gross reveals all

Bill Gross by Greg Bright The drama surrounding the PIMCO founder’s departure has resurfaced, revealing extraordinary excesses in pay and greed at the firm. Just when Bill Gross seemed to have settled into his new role at a little-known competitor,

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New owner for Russell … for now

len Brennan by David Chaplin After months of speculation and false starts, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has hived off Russell Investments for US$1.15 billion to two US-based firms: a kittle-known fund manager and a private equity funder. One

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Funds need to reassess communications channels

Rob Krugman by Greg Bright* Have you noticed that people don’t respond to emails anymore? Marketing via email is pretty much dead, unless the recipient knows the sender personally. So, Broadridge Financial Solutions is helping clients to distribute financial information

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Ranger’s income-growth fund to tap into mFund market

Jeff Middleswart AFM Investment Partners is to launch an mFund for its global yield fund being managed by Texas-based Ranger International, complementing the fund’s platform access on Hub24 and direct lines for investors. John Donovan, AFM managing director, said last

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How to invest for the long term

Geoff Warren With collaboration from the Future Fund, the Centre for International Finance and Regulation has produced a body of research which amounts to an investor’s guide for capturing the advantages of long-term investing and avoiding some of the traps

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China: crisis what crisis?

Chi Lo The good news is that BNP Paribas Investment Partners, a big global and multi-affiliate manager, has provided clients in the Asia Pacific region with a reassuring view on the Chinese economic outlook. The bad news is that this

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Rising tide of confidence in Australasian private equity

Investors – limited partners (LPs) – are becoming more positive about the Asia Pacific region as they see the risk-reward profile improving in several key markets. A recent survey by Coller Capital found that investors were more bullish on opportunities

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