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Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... Kangaroo Island ferries. "We see some near-term growth emerging for companies with exposure to the Australian housing construction sector, our ageing population (retirement and aged care) and various organisations that would benefit from a falling Australian ...

Former PwC exec joins Towers Watson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... advising our institutional clients on a range of investment matters, including strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction and investment manager selection. "Paul's appointment is a continuing reflection of the depth and breadth of our investment ...

van Eyk up for sale

ALICE URIBE, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... provider of investment research to the Australian and New Zealand market. iRate, its core research and portfolio construction solution, underpins van Eyk's subscription-based model. iRate is a research solution with access to ratings and performance ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... Billiton was one cent lower at $35.78, while Rio Tinto lost 11 cents to $61.78 and Fortescue Metals was flat at $3.94. Construction giant Leighton Holdings was down 97 cents to $20.87 after trading ex-dividend and following further media reports about ...

Macquarie adds SMA option to platform wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2014
... of SMAs, managed by investment managers and covering a range of asset classes, strategies and styles, allowing the construction of portfolios tailored to the clients' needs. "The growing interest in managed accounts in Australia has become more apparent ...

Towers Watson shakes up manager research teams

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... operated in line with broadly defined investment return drivers when developing investment strategy and portfolio construction for our clients, so we are taking the opportunity to re-structure the manager research team under Luba's leadership." Under ...

Cbus launches self-managed option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
... providing details about the option. Cbus has traditionally been the industry fund for blue collar workers in the construction industry. However, it is increasingly targeting employees from the white collar end of the industry, who tend to have higher ...

AMP Capital invests in North American renewable assets

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
... portfolio of equity interests in four renewable energy projects. The proceeds will be used to fund development and construction costs and sponsor equity contributions for the Jimmie Creek hydro and Shannon wind projects and for other general corporate ...

Mercer expands infrastructure team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014
... Australia, Asia and North America. "Our work has spanned manager selection and due diligence, strategic portfolio construction work, secondary investing, and co-investment and due diligence advice. Farhad will bring valuable experience and insights to ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2014
... Woolworths and Virgin Australia both announcing their full year profits. Retailer Harvey Norman and maintenance and construction services Transfield are also releasing earnings reports. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed lower as a drop in iron ...