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Realindex outperforms as it passes five-year milestone

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... specialist marked its fifth anniversary last month. During that time, its four original funds - Australian Shares, Australian Small Companies, Global Shares and Global Shares Hedged - have outperformed their equivalent market-cap weighted index on an ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... The minimum initial investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian Equity Income, Australian Small Companies, Australian Bond and Diversified funds. The minimum investment amount was previously $200,000 and catered for wholesale ...

Credit Suisse to launch small-cap business with First NZ Capital

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Credit Suisse and First NZ Capital have expanded their partnership to form a new business focused on the Australian small-cap sector. Credit Suisse Australia and the New Zealand stockbroker have held a strategic alliance since 2002. Credit Suisse said ...

IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
... fund manager, Industry Funds Management (IFM) today announced that HOSTPLUS has awarded the firm its inaugural Australian Small Caps mandate. The A$50 million mandate, which is expected to grow over time, will be managed by IFM's Small Caps team, led ...

Bubble forming in dividend stocks: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Falling cash rates are pushing investors up the risk scale and artificially inflating the prices of yield-generating equities, according to Schroders. The result of this flow of hot money, according to David Wanis, senior portfolio manager for Australian ...

Luddite firms off-radar: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
The internet is forcing a transformation in the way fund managers and investors analyse company growth prospects, according to Schroders' Marcus Burns. With the focus on the latest developments in the online world - notably in the social media space ...

Small-caps beat index but approach with caution

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Small-caps remain riskier than investment in large-cap stocks but do offer significant value Morningstar said today in its Sector Wrap-Up for Australian smaller companies funds. In an assessment of the industry, Morningstar found that even the average ...

Challenger appoints head of Boutique Partnerships

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... boutiques, four Australian equities boutiques, one international equities boutique and two boutiques focusing on Australian small caps.

Mercer highlights allocation dangers

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... the potential benefits of investing in emerging markets and cash while global government bonds and global and Australian small caps have unstable futures. "Emerging market equities have a positive, longer-term structural story, and recent underperformance ...

QIC funds head departs amid restructure

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... boutiques including global fixed interest, global infrastructure, global real estate, global private equity and Australian small caps. The new heads of boutique management and distribution are set to be announced shortly. Earlier this month, QIC's chief ...