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Agribusiness still appeals to lenders

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... investments such as "tree change". Jennings believes rural land values have peaked, a sentiment supported by recent rural research from Heron Todd White. He does not believe the banks have overextended themselves by lending against inflated valuations. ...

Shrinking portfolios add risk

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... in the Australian equities sector over recent years has been the concentration of portfolios, according to ratings and research houses, who say investors should be mindful of changes in the risk-return relationship. According to InvestorWeb's senior ...

PIMCO promotes to fill gap in portfolio team

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... Palghat's departure, as well as Tracy Chin and Matt Mulcahy. "Rob's experience will add an additional dimension to our research and analysis of the credit markets and enhance our ability to develop new trade ideas from credit markets in this region," ...

Mellon teams with Vianova on fixed interest fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
... investors, we are pleased to be aligned with Newton Investment Management achieving a very comfortable fit of styles. "Our research suggests that, as Core Plus will reflect the investment philosophies of both managers and combines domestic and global ...

Navigator Research re-brands to Aviva Research

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2006
Navigator Research will begin operating under the Aviva Research banner effective immediately. Stuart Fechner, Aviva Research manager, said the change of name was in recognition of the growing brand awareness of Aviva in the Australian market. It is ...

Rainmaker SelectingSuper Fund of the Year Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
The Rainmaker Group will hold its SelectingSuper Fund of the Year Awards on 3 November to celebrate the achievements of some of Australia's best super funds. Christopher Page, Rainmaker's managing director, said, "Rainmaker has been researching and ...

Exotic and unequitable fees on the rise

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 OCT 2006
... and absolute return funds has triggered a rise in steep and unequitable fee structures, a cause for concern for some research and ratings houses. Zenith director, David Wright, said unattractive structures that reward fund managers performance fees even ...

Lodestar absolute return fund awarded buy rating

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
Research and ratings house InvestorWeb has given a 'buy' rating to the Lodestar Australian Absolute Return based on the "strong pedigree" of its investment team and their "disciplined" strategy. The fund, which runs a long-short concentrated portfolio ...

Coin rolls out insurance in updated software

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... interested in insurance which has come from a broader industry push for more holistic advice," Graham said. "Our client research has shown that advisers want to provide their clients with a holistic and seamless advice service and if they can find a ...

Direct Portfolio Services adds new insto manager

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... institutional relationship manager. Angela Tennant joins Direct Portfolio Services from Zurich where she worked as a senior research analyst. Tennant has more than 10 years of financial markets experience and chief executive officer, Tracy Byrne, said ...