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Macquarie gets into commodities

Where there's gold there's Macquarie and so they have launched Macquarie Comets Trust, a fund that specialises in exploiting opportunities in the global commodities market. "Unlike many other investments that offer exposure to commodities and financial ...

Platypus enters the long-short pond

... quant-heavy and experienced team." Sicklen adds that the fund will aim to spread risk and provide market neutral returns in bear markets. "The Australian Long/Short Fund has several modules designed to trap movement and spread risk. The aim is to provide ...

Internet spending will catch up: Allianz Global Tech

When Rupert Murdoch dug deep and spent nearly $1.7 billion in internet assets this year, the market sat up and asked 'Is it time to invest in technology stocks again?' The team at Allianz Global Investors RCM Technology fund says yes. "Many investors ...

Fund managers doubt local equities: Russell

Overvaluation of the Australian equity market is a big concern and is driving offshore investment, say 46 per cent of fund managers, according to a new survey released by Russell Investment Group. The survey, which reviewed the opinions of 50 leading ...

AXA's Andy Penn fights APRA ban

Axa Asia Pacific Holdings' senior executive Andy Penn has lodged an appeal against APRA's decision to ban him from running a superannuation fund. The super regulator's disqualification order against Penn came following its long-running investigation ...

Lonsec prefers HFA's hedge fund of fund strategy

... many respects the process has already been tested given the macro events such as the Asian crisis and 2000 - 2003 equity bear market. Through these conditions the fund has still managed to generate positive returns since inception.

Aberdeen International Equity Funds gets three stars

... stars and has assessed the manager's capabilities in the international equities sector as 'competent'. The fund can at times bear no resemblance to the index in either performance or composition due to the active and benchmark-unaware approach the manager ...

Australian fund managers favour global equities

A Russell Investment Group survey of Australian-based fund managers has revealed international equities to be their pick as the best performing asset class over the next year. Called the Russell Australian Investment Manager Outlook, the study surveyed ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2005
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as poor base metals prices and a lack of direction from offshore markets sets a bearish tone for the domestic bourse. However, the market has lost some ground in recent sessions, so there could ...

GMO a consistent modest performer

... or growth-driven markets. The fund's history of performance has been solid particularly in regard to preserving capital in bear markets. It has managed to outperform its benchmark, the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index, 80 per cent of the time ...