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Funds refused ratings for lack of active risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... van Eyk has refused to rate several funds on the grounds that they do not contain enough active risk. In the Australian Equities Review 2013, van Eyk assessed 69 funds, granting 19 A ratings, 18 BB ratings and three B ratings. Just five funds received ...

Former BlackRock director joins Atchison

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... portfolio management and investment analysis. Prior to that he was an analyst/portfolio manager with boutique Australian equities fund manager Alpha Investment Management. He has also worked at HSBC Securities. Atchison Consultants is a Melbourne-based ...

Tyndall concentrated fund gets Zenith 'recommended' rating

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... Russell, head of marketing and sales at Tyndall AM said. In its report, Zenith said "[It] believes the Tyndall Australian Equities team is well resourced and highly experienced. "Tyndall's team structure and work process is both well organised and clearly ...

Fidelity launches new mid-small cap Australian equity fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... strategy for the past four years. Abela has 15 years' investment experience, including nine within Fidelity's Australian equities team, where he has covered the banking, insurance, diversified financials, consumer, healthcare, mining services and telecommunications ...

State Street wins $780m LGS mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has won a $780 million active Australian equities mandate from Local Government Super (LGS). LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said the mandate reflects a move towards more active risk in the portfolio. ...

Fidelity Worldwide Investment cuts minimum investment amounts

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... investment minimum applies across Fidelity's product range available in Australia, including the Fidelity Australian Equities Fund which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last month, the Fidelity Global Equities Fund and the range of Asian equity funds. ...

Former Deutsche exec launches investment firm

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... to invest, specifically in equities." Kennedy said now is a good time to invest, as cycles suggest a run on Australian equities will continue. In addition to his role at Deutsche Bank, Kennedy was also head of the futures broking business at Macquarie ...

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... The authors quote figures from 2011 that show cash was the second most popular asset class among SMSFs after Australian equities, accounting for 29.3% of investments. For retail and industry funds, cash represented around 3% of investments. "The high ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
Macquarie Specialist Investments (MSI) has launched a new Australian equities fund which provides access to dividend paying stocks. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund targets total returns, tax efficiency, volatility management and smoother returns ...

Fresh-faced Altair attracts ING and AMP talent

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Altair Asset Management has announced a string of appointments to its new Australian equities business, attracting talent from big names including ING Investment Management and AMP Capital. ING quantitative analyst Cindy Liu will become senior quantitative ...