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Aberdeen Australian equities fund upgraded

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... large cap Australian equities exposures. "There are some compelling reasons for investing outside the top 20 Australian stocks. Our research shows that alpha potential for active Australian equity managers increases when you exclude the largest 20 companies ...

Australia back on the radar for international capital

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... Moffitt said the company's long rate exposure has also been reduced. Equity managers are also moving up the risk curve adding stocks that have cheapened in recent months such as the banks. Moffitt has also added a little credit risk to his portfolios ...

Martin Currie hires small cap analyst

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... joins from Kinetic Investment Partners where he spent eight years as an analyst and portfolio manager, covering industrial stocks. Prior to Kinetic, Porto worked for Credit Suisse Investment Banking for two and a half years. Commenting on the appointment ...

AXA IM targets under-researched stocks

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
... Director of investment strategy at AXA IM's Rosenberg Equities, Kathryn McDonald, said that investing in small caps value stocks makes sense because "small cap investors are often too pessimistic over the cheap part of the market and too optimistic about ...

Lazard AM launches global equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... have a stable history and strong earnings forecast. The Lazard Global Equity Franchise Fund is a portfolio of 25 to 50 stocks that invests in what the managers call "economic franchises." Lazard portfolio manager Warryn Robertson defined them as "companies ...

Australian IPOs beat US

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... have an unusual market here with the huge volume of super money, and there's stiff competition to invest in quality local stocks. We think that this competition means IPOs need to offer smaller discounts to ensure subscription than they do elsewhere ...

Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... Japan Exchange Group data showed that, "Foreigners bought a net 210.3 billion yen ($1.77 billion) worth of Japanese cash stocks during the Oct.5-Oct. 9 week, snapping an eight-week net selling streak". The simple explanation: Bad news is good news. Economic ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... when there's the proverbial "blood in the streets." It is no surprise the Pengana Australian Equities Fund gorged cheap stocks during August and September in a bid to convert cash in to investments "aimed at preserving capital and generating solid returns." ...

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 ...