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A decade on, Frontier turns new leaf

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... on specialised sectors and areas of interest, such as infrastructure, property, international equities and Australian equities. But in a sign of the times, Frontier also created teams devoted to Asian research, 'real assets' including timber and commodities ...

Fund manager takes social media to next level

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Australian equities boutique fund manager NakedFunds Management has incorporated social media into its daily dealings with both its investors and potential clients. Using a Facebook-like interactive page, NakedFunds uses online capabilities to survey ...

Future Fund climbs sovereign league tables

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... Future Fund's equities allocation fell from 44 per cent of total assets in 2009 to 36 per cent in 2010. It's Australian equities component fell from 18.5 per cent to 11 per cent of its total assets. It owns large holdings in the big four banks, BHP Billiton ...

Senior departures at Acadian

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... Equity fund will retain its four-star rating as will Australian Equity and Geared Global Equity. Acadian's Australian Equities Long/Short fund remains at three stars while Global Equities Long/Short is rated at two stars. S&P fund ratings are awarded ...

ASX builds rival platform take on Chi-X

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
The ASX is set to introduce its own new products for equity traders as it loses its hold on Australian equities trading and prepares for the new competitive market starting later this year. Reacting to the Australian Securities and Investments Commissions ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... portfolios or to mandate to their choice of professional managers across a range of security types including Australian equities, hybrid securities, term deposits, managed funds, bonds, cash and other selected assets. "There is a whole range of different ...

T. Rowe Price to expand Aus equities team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
The local arm of global fund manager T. Rowe Price is on a hiring spree, with plans to recruit three Australian equities analysts ahead of its launch of a domestic equities product later this year. T. Rowe Price today appointed Viral Patel, formerly ...

Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million in FUM, will be consolidated into 8IP. Both companies are funded by South Africa's Sanlam ...

SSgA names new Aus equities head

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
State Street Global Advisors has appointed Olivia Engel as its head of Active Australian Equities as the group strengthens its commitment to active quant investing in the Australian market. In her new role, Engel will report to Marc Reinganum, global ...

Zenith releases Aus Equity large cap review

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... listed nine as Highly Recommended and a further 34 as Recommended. Those highly recommended were Fidelity Australian Equities Fund, Schroder Wholesale Australian Equity Fund, Greencape Wholesale High Conviction Fund, Ausbil - Australian Active Equity ...