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Planners tune in to ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... Gold Bullion via Gold Bullion Securities and now have ready access to convenient investing in other previous metals like platinum and silver," he said. In the US, where hundreds of ETFs abound, investors are able to access products that they can use ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Rainmaker research. According to Rainmaker, Perennial Japanese Shares Composite (unhedged), BT WS Japanese Share fund, Platinum Japan fund and the Barclays Japan Equity Index fund were among the top ten best performing global equity funds last year. ...

Morningstar awards top fund managers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... director, in a statement. Rounding up the list were Investors Mutual (Domestic equities - small caps), Platinum Asset Management (International Equities), ING Investment Management (Listed Property), Solaris (Emerging Fund Manager) and UBS International ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2009
... Economics on Friday morning. In company news, first half results are due from Prime Media Group Ltd, Platinum Asset Management Ltd, and Billabong International Ltd. Dual-listed Sky Television Ltd releases first half results in New Zealand. Caltex Australia ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... choice of seven cash options including the BWA Cash Management fund, Macquarie Master Cash fund, UBS Cash fund, Wide Bay Platinum CMA and the BT Institutional Enhanced Cash fund.

Planners turn to cash and TD funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... deposit funds from St George, UBS and Adelaide Bank led the list of Aviva's top 10 funds for net inflows during 2008 while Platinum International Fund and Perpetual Wholesale Industrial Fund suffered the highest level of redemptions over the same period. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... Industry business expectations survey for September quarter will be released. On the company front, Platinum Asset Management, Global Masters Fund and First Opportunity Fund host annual general meetings. The Australian share market finished five per ...

Managers hit back on shorting ban

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... the short selling of selected financial stocks for a defined period of time," said Hall. Meanwhile, Platinum Asset Management wrote in its September 23 market report that "the lack of shorting will lead to an inefficient futures market". However, it ...

Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... fund lost 1.23 per cent, a mere fifth of the MSCI World ex-Australia which lost a higher 6.87 per cent. Competing fund Platinum International fund, for example, lost 5 per cent over the same period. But the outperformance doesn't come without a cost. ...

Platinum posts 29pc profit

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
Platinum Asset Management yesterday announced a 29 per cent boost in net profit after income tax for the half year ending 31 December, the same period when its Asia Fund was its top performer. The firm's total revenue increased 2.5 per cent to reach ...