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UBS staff gone, ratings on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... on 'gardening leave' pending their May 3 departure from UBS. It is not known whether they intend to set up their own boutique fund. Stephen Wood, executive director and portfolio manager, who has been with UBS for 17 years, has been given responsibility ...

Challenger boosted by life sales

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
Challenger reports strong boutique inflows and life sales with retail investors continuing to pour money into its annuities products. At March 31 2011, Challenger's total assets and funds under management had reached $27 billion, a 22 per cent rise ...

Managers see ASX at 5500 this year

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... the year at 5500, according to forecasts by fund managers expecting solid performance in the domestic equities space. Boutique manager Dalton Nicol Reid said that the market looks reasonably cheap, trading at 11.8 times earnings and expects the market ...

Invesco switches quant team to value, ratings on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... placed on hold by Standard and Poor's after announcing Concord Capital would take over the fund's management. Concord, a boutique firm specializing in Australian equities, is an institutional manager that the ratings agency has not yet covered. It will ...

Three stars for Glennon small cap fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... Portfolio fund was given a new rating of three stars by Standard and Poor's yesterday because of experienced management. The boutique firm says on its website that its Australian small cap equities model portfolio will aim to hold from 30 to 50 positions ...

Brookvine to drive BCS equities distribution

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
Boutique fund manager BCS Capital has teamed up with Brookvine to offer institutional investors a "new profit drivers approach" to Australian equities. BCS launched four products to the market six months ago, featuring two long only strategies, a long ...

Hunter Hall defiant on Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
Boutique fund manager Hunter Hall increases Japan exposure while maintaining its focus on handpicked assets in China and less fancied ASEAN markets. Hunter Hall Chief Executive officer David Buckland said that the fund's Asian Value Trust, launched ...

SPAA rejigs board

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... Superannuation, a large SMSF administrator. Biti, a technical strategist, is the co-founder of Strategy Steps, an independent boutique firm supporting the financial planning industry with technical support and practical strategies. "Louise Biti is well ...

Funds must invest in ESG expertise

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... ESG issues, which are rising in prominence in the retail as well as the institutional space, according to one manager. Boutique fund manager Solaris Investment Management, appointed Lisa Domagala on a consultancy basis a year ago to provide supplementary ...

SMSFs targeted with UMA launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Boutique financial advisory firm, Partners Group, launches unified managed account solution aimed at high net worth clients and SMSFs. The Adviser Portfolio Solutions Managed Account Service, created in conjunction with Multiport to assist with direct ...