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SSgA: Minimise volatilty to protect vulnerable investors

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
... periods of growth, in general equity markets are expected to remain choppy," said State Street head of active Australian equities Olivia Engel. "In light of this we are recommending institutional investors consider minimising volatility in their equity ...

Bennelong awarded 'recommended' rating by Lonsec.

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... solid, with an Excess Return of 1.9% (versus a peer average of 0.3%)," said the Lonsec report. The Bennelong Australian Equities Fund is managed by Bennelong Australian Equity Partners (BAEP), and is headed up by Paul Cuddy and Mark East. According to ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Challenger's Boutique Partnerships has a range of varied asset classes including three fixed income boutiques, four Australian equities boutiques, one international equities boutique and two boutiques focusing on Australian small caps.

Macquarie Specialist Investments launches Macquarie Step

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... range of potential growth assets linked to a choice of Australian and international markets. This includes Australian equities, a diversified basket of Asian equities and the PIMCO Total Return Bond Fund. Macquarie Step is available to individuals, Self ...

CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... slightly in allocation due to different capital gains tax considerations, said Matthew Reynolds, head of CFSGAM Australian equities core team, although the primary aim will be balanced exposure to equity risk premium, minimising the degree of capital ...

Former BlackRock head joins UniSuper

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Former head of fundamental Australian equities for BlackRock, Mark Himpoo, has joined UniSuper as a senior manager of equities as the super fund continues its in-house investment strategy. With a long career in Australian equities, Himpoo was with BlackRock ...

Adviser hiring blitz at Macquarie Private Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Brisbane team each with different area of focus for the group including Scott MacKenzie, Emmet Ryan who handle Australian equities, Matthew Cahill and Joshua Derrington specialise in asset allocation based advice, while Ben Kirkegaard advises high net ...

Legg Mason appoints Senior Research Analyst

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed Andrew Chambers as senior research analyst covering listed property, infrastructure and utilities. Chambers will report to head of research Michael Slack and will provide research support to portfolio manager ...

AustralianSuper gives Alphinity $400+ million mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
New boutique investment manager, Alphinity Investment Management, has landed an Australian equities mandate from AustralianSuper valued at over $400 million. Launched in 2010 by four previous AllianceBernstein heavyweights, Alphinity Investment Management ...

Franklin Templeton launches Australian equity fund

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
Following Franklin Templeton's acquisition of Australian equities manager Balanced Equity Management in July of this year, the firm has launched an Australian equities fund for both retail and institutional investors. The new fund aims to outperform ...