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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... contract was 11 points lower at 4,915, on volume of 9,926 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the major financial stocks were lower on profit-taking. "Overall, the financials are a bit weaker with ...

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
BT Financial Group-owned Asgard has spent more money on its investment platforms in the past 18 months than ever as part of a strategy that will see its Master Trust, Elements and eWrap platforms move under the one administration platform. Wayne Wilson ...

Platinum snubs US healthcare reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
US healthcare reforms have not had a material impact on Platinum Asset Management's International Health Care fund portfolio, as the fund continue to target pharmaceutical stocks that benefit from Asia's growth. Bianca Elzinger, fund manager at Platinum ...

Perennial gains intl insto mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
Perennial Investment Partners is attracting more investment mandates from offshore clients into its global property fund. Brian Thomas, head of retail funds management at Perennial, said the fund manager has focused on gaining more international investors ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... five that were down, with material stocks performing strongly. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said positive international news and a stronger resources sector were driving the market at around noon. "There's ...

PM Capital eyes insto market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PM Capital, the award-winning fund founded by ex-Bankers Trust fund manager Paul Moore, is pushing into the wholesale investor market. Chris Donohoe, chief executive at PM Capital, said he is meeting with asset consultants and other institutions to ...

Babson Capital targets growth in Oz

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
... previously managers of the $200 million mezzanine debt portfolio of Babcock & Brown which was bought by Babson Capital. Michael Hermsen, managing director of Babson Capital who co-heads the firm's Mezzanine and Private Equity Group, said the firm is ...

ASX targets ETF growth market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is ramping up its exchange traded fund (ETF) business as more providers enter the market to cope with rising demand. Richard Murphy, general manager - equity markets at the ASX, said local ETF funds under management ...

S&P backs Schroders team after departure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Standard & Poor's has maintained its four-star rating on the Schroders Australian Equity fund following the resignation of senior portfolio manager Randal Jenneke. Jenneke worked at Schroders Investment Management Australia for nine years but resigned ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Street's Friday session had set the tone for the local market, Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said. "The resources are the ones that are down a bit more than others, which is to be expected from the pretty soft ...