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Bill failed, what next?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
... into a definite recession. At the end of the day, it's not about if they are going to do something, but when." Global equities expert Peter Walmshurst from Templeton Global Equities said that it may be this week or next week that the US Congress will ...

No more short cuts

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
... exposure through their super funds. According to Rainmaker Data, a super fund allocates an average 24.2 per cent in global equities. But one long-only fund manager said that the developments have minimal impact. "It shouldn't affect our global strategy ...

Where to in global equities?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
... it mean the sector is now full of bargain stocks carried in the sweep? Not quite - and not even close, said one global equities expert. Richard Turnill, the US-based head of BlackRock's Global Equity team is in Australia this week to talk to the local ...

Ipac revises global equities strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... replace Capital International and Wellington Asset Management in the "market orientated" allocation of the ipac global equities portfolio. Jeff Rogers, ipac chief investment officer, said the changes reflect a new strategy to move away from the fundamental ...

Saved by the Fed

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... flawed business model embedded in the GSE structure, and to the ongoing housing correction," he added. Local and global equities are buoyed by the news while the iTraxx indices, a barometer of the credit market's health, also responded positively.

Planners demand global fund with conviction

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... relationship with US based Tradewinds Global Investors to provide retail investors' with access to a high conviction global equities fund. The Advance Tradewinds Global Equities fund's strategy aims to identify undervalued companies and profit from inefficient ...

Former Invesco duo harvest good returns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... portfolio achieved an excess return of 7.47 per cent relative to the S&P/ASX Small Ords Accumulation Index and its global equities portfolio returned 5.18 per cent above its benchmark, the MSCI World (ex-Aus) Index net dividends reinvested in AUD. In ...

CalPERS to suffer 2.4 pc loss

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... indicate CalPERS will be shaving 2.4 per cent (before fees) for the year ended June 30, partly stemming from its global equities porftolio, which lost 10.7 per cent. "It was difficult for any investor to make positive returns in stocks this past year ...

Lincoln to launch more 'golden rule' funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
... house Lincoln plans to use its tried-and-tested approach to launch three products across small caps, income and global equities in the next 12 to 18 months. Elio D'Amato, Lincoln chief executive, said the firm wanted to launch more investment products ...

Global equities to bounce 15pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008
Global equities could increase by 15 per cent in the next six months thanks to the US Federal Reserve's ongoing actions to stimulate its domestic economy, according to Falkiner Global Investors. James Falkiner, Falkiner Global Investors chief executive ...