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LUCRF Super appoints global eq managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
Industry fund LUCRF Super has appointed Arrowstreet Capital LP, MFS Investment Management and DFA Australia (Dimensional) as its new international equity managers. The appointments follow the fund's international equity review, which is part of an overall ...

BT/Advance multi-manager makes stronger global push

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... Schroders and the Advance Small Caps Multi-Blend (Northcape, Contango, Celeste). Its international equities managers are AQR, MFS, Lazard, Schroders, Trilogy and Tradewinds. In fixed interest, Advance has selected CFS and Perennial for Australian fixed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... July 2022 bonds. In equities news, examinations continue in Sydney of failed companies, ABC Learning and Octaviar, formerly MFS. In Canberra, the High Court is to hand down its reasons for judgement in a case between local councils and Lehman Brothers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... companies news, examinations are under way in Sydney of two failed companies, ABC Learning Services and Octaviar, formerly MFS. In Melbourne, Westpac Banking Corporation chief executive Gail Kelly addresses the Trans-Tasman Business Circle on leading ...

Lonsec names top global equities funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... recommended rating. Arrowstreet Global Equity fund, Walter Scott Global Equity fund, Zurich Global Thematic Share fund and the MFS Global Equity Trust also received the top rating. Colonial First State's Realindex RAFI Global Share fund, Franklin Global ...

European and Japanese funds on the outer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... sector review saw the BT European Share fund keeping its 'three star' rating. BT outsources the management of the funds to MFS International in the UK. "S&P's conviction in the Japan fund has increased due to continued stability in the team and consistent ...

MFS on expansion trail

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
US-based fund manager MFS has increased its market share in global equities funds management by 44 per cent in 12 months - underpinning a worldwide expansion strategy that includes bigger operations in Australia. Visiting Australia last month, MFS chief ...

ASIC takes MFS Group to court

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
The regulator has started civil proceedings against the former executives and officers of MFS Group and its three subsidiaries for alleged transactions that breached responsible entity laws. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ...

Ripoll Inquiry must build on FSR progress: AFA

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... working well. And while the Rippoll Inquiry - which investigates the role of financial advisers in failed firms such as Storm, MFS and Opes Prime, among others - is important to pave the way for improved financial products and services, he cautions the ...

OptiMix appoints new managers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
CrA(C)dit Agricole Asset Management, Investec Asset Management and MFS Investment Management are just three of the multiple new fund managers added to OptiMix's new investment manager line-up. CrA(C)dit Agricole, MFS, Investec, AllianceBernstein and ...