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Magellan Global returned 48.7% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Australian international equities manager Magellan Financial Group's flagship Global fund returned 48.7% in the 12 months to 31 December, the group's half-yearly investor report released today shows. The figure contributes to equally impressive after-fee ...

Up, up, prices are up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Dear! Dear! Dear! Yes my dear Virginia, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures showed that the cost of living in this sunburnt country girt by sea has become dearer in the quarter ended 31 December 2013. Headline consumer prices jumped by 0.8% ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following a negative lead from Wall Street despite strong performances on most other international markets. At 0850 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was down 22 points at 5,258. ...

Hunter Hall appoints head of Institutional from Legg Mason

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
Australian shares are weaker as lower-than-expected production volumes from global mining giant BHP Billiton weigh down the overall market. BHP, the second largest company on the Australian share market, announced iron ore production of 48.9 million ...

Japan's coming April fools' day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed lead from Wall Street. At 0850 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down seven points at 5,281. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 per cent, while ...

Bentham AM nabs analyst from GMO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Bentham Asset Management appointed a former GMO analyst as Systems and Database analyst. Tommy Tam was global investment manager GMO Quantitative Systems analyst and Portfolio trader within the Australian Equities Strategies division. Before joining ...

RBA rate cut on cards

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
A lack of strength in the Australian economy could force the Reserve Bank (RBA) into another rate cut, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) investment manager Angus Bell. Even in a best case scenario Bell doesn't see Australia's record ...

Artisan awarded Morningstar US International Manager of the Year

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
Artisan Partners' David Samra and Dan O'Keefe have been awarded Morningstar's International-Stock Fund manager of the Year for 2013 in the United States. Artisan Global Value team manages the Artisan Global Value and International Value Funds and it ...