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SMSFs stockpiling cash, weighted to banks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
... highest level in 18 months. At the same time, the Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey June 2011 found that Australian equities exposure fell by 2%. John McIlroy, chief executive of Multiport, said money was moving to the sidelines. "There is nervousness ...

Boutique equities manager wins big Kiwi mandate

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... superannuation fund money. "It will be invested in domestic (NZ) equities with the ability to have a portion in Australian equities," he said. The actively managed portfolio will focus on large-cap stocks with a bottom-up stock picking style, he said. ...

Lonsec casts eye over fund fee structures

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Ratings agency Lonsec has analysed the fee structures of fund managers in its Australian Equities Long/Short peer group and discovered two funds that employ a performance hurdle of 0%. While the performance fee hurdles employed by most managers in the ...

State Super CEO heads to Schroders

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
... of a fixed income and multi assets team of ten. Schroders Australia has over $25.8 billion in assets across Australian equities, fixed income and multi asset strategies.

Planners remain wary of switching cash to equities

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... defensive approach in the last quarter, focusing on protecting capital. However, it has altered its stance on Australian equities from neutral to overweight due to better valuations. "We will be looking to take advantage of any short term dips to add ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
... organisation, upon his anticipated return from long service leave. Matt McKinnon, general manager, Retail Sales Australian Equities said at the time that Perpetual were ready with options for Sevior's return. "We are looking at options for John [Sevior] ...

BTIM extends global presence with $10bn manager buy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... single fund, strategy or individual and create a more balanced portfolio with FUM more evenly divided between Australian equities, 30%, international equities, 31% and cash fixed interest and other assets, 39%. "While general economic conditions here ...

nabInvest makes first move in global equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... international equities manager for some time and we now have a footprint in a range of major asset classes, including Australian equities, global equities, fixed income, real estate and private equity," said Garry Mulcahy, chief executive, nabInvest. ...

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... yield. Hugh Giddy, senior portfolio manager and head of research for Investors Mutual Limited, a large-cap Australian equities value manager, said the Australian market had produced reasonable returns in the last financial year, up 12%. He said some ...

Hidden threat may lurk on bank balance sheets

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... captured by the Greek sovereign debt crisis and falling demand for home loans, Vince Pezzullo senior analyst, Australian equities for Perpetual, said it was the billions of dollars worth of interest-only loans that were making him nervous. "Those investors ...