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Mandate tide turns towards global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... its institutional business to new inflows last April. At the same time, the Hyperion team is researching international stocks and managing an internal portfolio with the aim of building and launching a global equities product in the future. The increase ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... uncertainty around the Fed's decision, and there are also worries about China," Craig says. Once rates start to rise, the stocks that will suffer the most will be utilities, which investors have used as bond proxies for the last years: "People have been ...

Frontier Advisors appoints former Mercer principal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... flagged in July and is hopeful of completing before the end of the year. The firm is also looking to further boost its stocks in the debt and alternatives area and increase its pool of analysts. Frontier has about $250 billion in funds under advice with ...

Big trouble in big China

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... otherwise? Funny that, because this is what I read printed on the Australian Financial Review only yesterday - the day "China's stocks rallied to the highest level in seven weeks and turnover jumped..."... when the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 3.3% ...

Monopolies offer best infrastructure returns: Lazard

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... operate toll roads in Italy and France, respectively. There's also Fraport, which operates Frankfurt airport. Of those stocks, Robertson typically holds around 30 in the fund but is free to hold between around 25 and 50 at any one time. Most companies ...

PM Capital wins Zenith award

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... Fund's performance since inception is testament that the greatest investment opportunities are rarely found in popular stocks and that fundamental and selective stock selection remains relevant," said PM Capital Global Companies Fund manager Ashley Pittard. ...

Morningstar nabs senior equity analyst from J.P. Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... services industry, broad and deep knowledge of the region's sharemarkets and industries, and strong skills in analysing stocks and managing analyst teams," Holt said. "Her expertise will enhance our equity research offerings to local investors to help ...

Managed accounts key to SMSF diversification

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... management of assets," he explained. He added, "DIY SMSF investors often have a large allocation to a limited number of direct stocks and properties, which creates an impending diversification issue, and this is also an administrative burden. "Unless ...

Lazard launches new alternatives fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... European Alternative Fund, which is UCITS compliant, comprises a liquid portfolio of around 60 European large and mid-cap stocks, both long and short, selected on a bottom-up basis. The fund will be managed out of London by LA(C)opold Arminjon, supported ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... prices reaching what it believes to be fair value, particularly in the US. The global fund manager has been positive on stocks since September 2011, following a dramatic sell-off amid euro crisis concerns. Nikko Asset Management's global investment committee ...