Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1491 - 1500 of 2030 results for "Australian equities"

SMA ratings bring clarity for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... awarded to the Aviva Investors Core Opportunities, Aviva Investors Dividend Builder, Goldman Sachs JBWere Core Australian Equities and High Alpha Long Term Opportunity (UBS GAM) offerings. The ratings house's research strategy involved two main components ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... was starting to garner a lot of interest from instos and asset allocators who are on the hunt for boutique Australian equities managers. The firm is currently engaged in talks with consultants including Watson Wyatt and Van Eyk to win more insto mand ...

AMIST tilts $28m into equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... increase the fund's tilt to equity markets. Cooper Investors was allocated another $10 million to be invested in Australian equities while JANA, Marathon Asset Management and Deutsche Asset Management were given an additional $4 million each for international ...

ACSuper reviews investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... outcome. David Payton, general manager of funds management at ACSuper, said the fund moved $15 million out of a Australian equities mandate managed by van Eyk to a passive allocation while ACSuper surveys its members regarding its investment strategy. ...

Aviva names SMA model managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... that invests in 20 to 30 stocks and includes a 92 basis point management fee. The Goldman Sachs JBWere Core Australian Equities costs 77 basis points per annum and provides access to 20 to 30 stocks. The Perennial Growth Shares provides access to 25 ...

Bennelong fund wins place with Alpha

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
Multi-manager Alpha Fund Managers has added a Bennelong Funds Management Australian equities fund to its Alpha Fund Series' multi-manager line-up. Launched in October last year, the Bennelong Australian equities strategy is managed by Bennelong Australian ...

Progressive trumps all with simple strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... provides two different investment options: growth and income. The growth fund has 80 per cent allocation to Australian equities, which mostly consist of the S&P/ASX 50. The income option allocates to mortgages, cash and interest paying securities.

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... conviction would be tested and re-tested. But given positive underlying and valuation fundamentals, any pullback in Australian equities should be taken as buying opportunities. Oh, btw, the Dow broke above 9,000 points last night on green shoots in the ...

REST to allocate more active Aussie eq mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... probably consider a partial move into a passive approach," said Hill. "We think that's certainly the case in Australian equities that there is the oppportunity for Australian active managers to add value." Hill said REST Super outperformed the ASX-300 ...

Vanguard ETFs hit $20m mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... Bowerman, head of retail at Vanguard Investments Australia, said while figures are yet to be finalised, the Australian equities ETF has gained the most flows and the firm is pleased with the amount of money the other international ETFs are getting. The ...