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HFA regains Lonsec rating

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Lonsec has reinstated HFA Asset Management's International Shares fund 'recommended' rating. The fund had been on 'fund watch' since January 20 because of "uncertainty surrounding the parent company, HFA Holdings". Those concerns have since been allayed ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Wall Street retreated last night apparently shocked at reports of an unexpected fall in US retail sales. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 1.1 per cent in March with sales ex-autos declining 0.9 per cent. Expectations were for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following a profit-taking day on Wall Street and weaker commodity prices. At 0709 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was down 21 points at 3,743. In economic news, the ...

AMIST narrows mandate line-up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) has dropped Legg Mason and PM Capital from its fund manager line-up as part of its investment rationalisation strategy. The $9 million Legg Mason emerging markets mandate was cut two months ago ...

Planning firm taps uni students

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
Financial planning firm, Blue Chip Wealth Management, is expanding its financial planner numbers by inviting university students to apply for a two-month unpaid internship at the firm. The Professional Investment Services (PIS) financial planning firm ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street and most other world markets on Friday. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 33 points at 3,773. In economic ...

US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
US investors can now access a liquid and transparent hedge fund replication strategy after IndexIQ launched the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York based firm's exchange traded fund (ETF) seeks to replicate ...

Forecasting foibles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
My forecasts are gloomier than yours! The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has joined the fray of gloomier international forecasters. The World Bank (WB) started to get glum at the start of the year, quickly followed by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher with US and European stock markets ending the first quarter of the year with rallies overnight. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 26 points at 3,592. ...

Alleron focuses on cash and mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
Alleron Investment Management chief executive, Barry Littler is banking on the firm's $5 million in capital reserves and a $1 billion mandate pipeline to see the firm through the financial crisis. Littler said the firm's $5 million capital reserves ...