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Macq, Contango and Patriot lead small caps table

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Macquarie, Contango and Patriot have reached the top of the Zenith ranks - climbing from recommended to highly recommended for their small cap funds following the ratings house's sector review. Zenith Investment Partners' 2008 Australian small companies ...

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Commonwealth Bank hopes to get first mover advantage over its big bank rivals by launching a project to overhaul several of its most antiquated, but core, information systems. CBA yesterday briefed the media and investors on plans to spend $580 million ...

Primed and ready for growth

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The WalterTurnbull-owned property manager PrimeSpace draws from its chartered accounting roots to offer investors something traditional property managers can't. "We are chartered accountants. If we look to apply that integrity, it's a major point of ...

CFS FirstChoice expands investments options

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Colonial First State's (CFS) FirstChoice bumps up its investment menu with eight 'defensive' investment options including infrastructure, income and 130/30. "This year, more defensive options have been added in response to a more volatile market including ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from overseas. Wall Street ended little changed overnight, while base metals prices also were mixed. At 0802 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was at 5,650. Today, the ...

RaboPlus adds BlackRock Global to platform menu

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
RaboPlus has added BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (Australia) to its wholesale managed funds platform menu. The RaboPlus online wholesale managed funds platform now includes 58 funds. The BlackRock Global Allocation Fund (Australia) invests in global ...

Hedge funds post worst Q1

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Hedge funds have recorded their worst quarter in almost six years but managed futures bucked the trend. According to Man Investments Quarterly Review, the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index fell 2.78 per cent in this year's first quarter. The report found ...

Trust on track after revamp

This year marks a new chapter at Trust after it divested its stake in a BNY joint venture, restructured its financial advice arm and adopted a new investment model for its $550 million philanthropy arm. The group has today reported its full year results ...

Aviva buys Madison Harbor Capital

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Aviva plc has confirmed it is acquiring the assets of Madison Harbor Capital, a US real estate multi-manager that participates in over $26 billion of real estate deals. Ed Casal and Russ Bates, the founders of Madison, along with the rest of the firm's ...

Adviser Edge seals another deal with van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2008
Retail investments researcher van Eyk will stop using the services of product researcher Aegis in favour of an extended relationship with Adviser Edge. The group said it ended its relationship with Aegis amicably, preferring instead to use one research ...