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Morgan Stanley launches Aus Eq fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has launched a top performing Australian Equity Fund previously available to instos into the retail investor market. The Morgan Stanley Equity Fund is an actively-managed and highly concentrated fund that ...

Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... cent of fund managers holding an overweight position in Rio Tinto. Conversely, almost half the reviewed Australian equity fund managers held an underweight position in Westfield Group. BHP Billiton, Woolworths and CSL were all well represented across ...

GMO expands Aus equities team

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
Global investment management giant GMO has added three senior investment professionals to its Sydney-based Australian Equities team. Geoff Wells, Mark Thompson and Bradley Grehan will bring a combined 40 years of experience to the GMO Australian Equities ...

Fidelity tops growth funds list: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
Standard & Poor's has upgraded Fidelity's Australian Equity Fund to five stars - making it the top rated manager for its growth capability. "The Australian equities - growth peer group comprises a good overall quality of managers, and most managers' ...

Grant Samuel buys Tribeca stake

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2008
Grant Samuel Funds Management has bought Octaviar's equity stake in boutique Australian equity fund manager, Tribeca Investment Partners. As a result, Grant Samuel has been appointed Tribeca's external distributor. "Our strategy is to align ourselves ...

Funds SA splurges $1.4b on mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2008
Funds SA has awarded $1.4 billion in mandates to a trio of leading fund managers in a move to strengthen the fund's quantitative portfolio. The South Australian-based funds manager recently appointed Goldman Sachs JBWere Asset Management (GSJBW) with ...

Good times keep rolling for ASX funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2007
... Hiscock, which holds only 20 stocks and has a growth bias, achieved a 47.15 percent return. "Lazard's Select Australian Equity fund, which adopts a value-style, took second place with a 34.09 percent. [But] Dimensional Australian Value Trust, a quantitative ...

Advisers urged to exit UBS Aussie fund

... demonstrated that it is not capable of retaining key people, and this puts at risk the ongoing ability of the Australian equity fund to deliver upon its objectives," said Marcus Hanel, S&P fund analyst. Admittedly UBS promptly recruited Simon Shields ...

Watson Wyatt loses senior consultant to Hyperion

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... familiar, as Spence previously conducted research into the company as part of his role at Watson Wyatt rating Australian equity fund managers. Having worked in professional money management for over 20 years, both in Australia and the UK, Spence will ...

Zenith recommends Macq's Fusion Funds

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2007
Macquarie's capital protected Fusion Funds have been awarded a 'recommended' rating by Zenith Investment Partners. Director David Smythe said, "A Fusion fund alternative provides investors further peace of mind on retention of their capital and overall ...