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Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
... new 'ultra ethical' fund, investing on Islamic principles with the launch of Crescent Wealth and its Australian equities fund, the first of a series of products it plans to bring to market. The Crescent Australian Equity fund begins life today with $5.5 ...

Clime gains three-star rating for Aus equities fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
... radar for financial advisers for the first time. Darren Katz, head of distribution at Clime, said the Australian equities fund had returned 12.90% on an annualised basis over the past three years, compared with the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index which ...

Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... return-on-equity. Over a five-year term, managers performed better, improving on the index by 2.1%, with the median Australian equities fund returning 3.0% compared with 1.9% for the S&P/ASX 300 Index. In the long-only category, concentrated Australian ...

Former UBS star team launches flagship Bennelong Avoca fund

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
Boutique firm Avoca Investment Management, headed by former UBS star portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, today launched its cornerstone equities fund. John Campbell, chief investment officer at Avoca, said the Bennelong Avoca Emerging ...

Fund managers fail to make the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Research house van Eyk says Australian Equities fund managers need to lift their game, recommending only 18 of 65 managers in its latest sector review. Just 12 core and six concentrated strategies were able to earn van Eyk's "A" rating in the Australian ...

T. Rowe Price to expand Aus equities team

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... manager, described Patel as a "key hire" and said both will be working closely in the creation of a new Australian equities fund that taps into the global firepower of T. Rowe Price. "The real point of difference for us is our very extensive platform ...

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 ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... to specialist active, high conviction portfolio while Bennelong will provide investors with an Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund. Meanwhile, Ralton will provide access to its High Yield Australian Shares, Small Companies, Leaders and Australian Shares capabilities ...

Review after Military Super changes mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Towers Watson as principle investment consultant results in a rating review for SCM Wholesale Absolute Australian Equities Fund. Last month, the government fund appointed Towers Watson as principal investment consultant in a move the fund called "good ...

QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Corporation (QIC), oversees more than $600 million worth of investments for institutions through the QIC Australian Equities Fund and the QIC Active Large Companies Fund - both of which focus on liquid, large cap stocks. "Broadly speaking, the top down ...