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Zenith ranks Martin Currie and Franklin Templeton

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... managed by offshore-based teams that have long term outperformance track records. Zenith said a number of global fund managers have identified a niche in the market for international shares 'growth' products, however to date only Walter Scott has managed ...

Wiki me happy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... to social media, as opposed to print based media. But while social networking paid in politics, super funds and fund managers have regulatory obligations that preclude them from using conventional sites. For example, staff spreading company information ...

IOOF and AWM sign $88b merger

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
... Management with a merger proposal that will see both companies unite to become a $88 billion fund management giant. Both fund managers released statements on the Australian Securities Exchange today detailing the strategy of the merged group, which will ...

Responsible investments still in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
... responsible investment grew eight per cent from $52.8 billion to $57.1 billion, mirroring the increase in assets of fund managers and superannuation funds that have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment processes. ...

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... instead of multiple legacy systems. "Previously we've been able to handle superannuation from a manufacturer or fund managers perspective, however from a distribution or member record service, we couldn't provide that. This opens a whole new play for ...

Thumbs up for high conviction: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
High conviction fund managers look set to reap the rewards of a sluggish Aussie equities market, according to new research by van Eyk. Soaring fee levels have generally discouraged and disappointed investors in the high conviction space, compared to ...

Perpetual mortgage funds reopen

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... the two key factors which prompted our clients' requests to reopen the funds to applications." Meanwhile, other fund managers, which have similarly frozen their mortgage funds, are yet to follow Perpetual's lead. A spokesperson from Colonial First State ...

More planners to use SMAs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
... advantages in bull and bear markets. "In this market, investors are in control of their own tax positions whereas fund managers might be forced to sell stocks in their funds to meet other people's redemptions," said Heffernan. Asked what financial planners ...

ASIC adjusts redemption rules to help pensioners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... $100,000, the member may access $60,000 under this proposal. The move came less than a month after the country's major fund managers, including Colonial First State, Challenger, Perpetual and ING locked up more than $20 billion in capital after they ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... an historical trend of October being the worst month for the markets. But confidence appears to be returning as fund managers take advantage of bargain stocks, supported by retail investors as credit markets thaw somewhat. At 1214 AEDT, the benchmark ...