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Emerging markets mimic investment flows pattern of mid 90's

... dominate cross-border equity with the region's currencies now outperforming according to State Street Global Market's research on emerging strategy. Inflows into Hong Kong shares have surged since their highest level in mid-2002 and Japanese flows remain ...

Ethical approach pays off for BT

... cent with a one-year return of 22.74 per cent. "The strong fund performance has been achieved by combining a disciplined research approach on environmental and social issues with a portfolio construction process that reflects the 'triple bottom line' ...

Meteoritic rise for Plum and NGS

... its first foray in global infrastructure. The value of employer's contribution totalled over $108 million. Rainmaker's research associate Stephen Wright said the increase was in part due to favourable equity market conditions. Given the almost 40 per ...

Assirt conflict policy pushes for full upfront fees

Managed funds research house Assirt Research has released its policy on dealing with conflicts of interest stating it will no longer grant managers access to ratings before they are released and charge full ratings fees at the outset of the ratings ...

AMP Capital needs to stand the test of time

Morningstar Research has given AMP Capital Investors Equity Fund-Class A an investment grade rating as part of the research house's Australian share sector strategy review. The fund has been outperformed by its benchmark for the last five years mainly ...

Intech is HOT with strong buy

InvestorWeb research has awarded Intech's international share high opportunities trust (HOT) a five star rating. InvestorWeb said the "fund offers an attractive and efficiently diversified investment exposure to the international shares sector." The ...

What's the big deal with M&A?

Although there was only a 6 per cent increase in the number of M&A deals the value of deals grew by 40 per cent signalling the return of big M&A deals both locally and internationally. KPMG's corporate finance survey researched the Australian M&A environment ...

Mercer brings global expertise to Australia

... offices with Anthony Lowe to head its Superannuation and Trusts Division and Marianne Feeley to head the Australian manager research team. Lowe has been on secondment to Mercer US since 2002 and Feeley was previously with the UK office. "By leveraging ...

September quarter sees 2.1 per cent growth in unitised wholesale funds

Plan for Life Actuaries and Researchers have revealed a 2.1 per cent rise in all unitised wholesale funds in their analysis of the 2004 September quarter. The result brings the level of funds under management in wholesale funds to $205.6 billion representing ...

Future bright for BT: Morningstar

Morningstar believes the future is looking bright for BT giving its Australian share fund a recommended rating. The research house is pleased with Crispin Murray at the helm and BT's current measured and diversified approach. Over 2003, BT has lifted ...