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Grant Samuel bags $800 million mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... strategy, $600 million in the Global Choice strategy, which has a maximum of 35 stocks, and $100 million in the Global Small Caps fund. McKinnon said that the Global Equity Shareholder Yield strategy was also seeing "very good inflows through platforms ...

Ex UBS managers resurface for Bennelong small caps fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... Management has joined forces with former UBS portfolio managers John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich to launch an Australian small caps fund. Campbell and Bendeich, who have been on gardening leave since departing the UBS Small Companies Fund on April 4 ...

UBS in talks with small-caps team

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... as yet," a UBS spokesperson told Financial Standard. The Financial Review had reported that all three members of the small caps team: Stephen Wood, John Campbell and Jeremy Bendeich, were setting out on their own. UBS stated this was incorrect, only ...

UniSuper second global tech mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... with a global focus, so they were a strong choice." "The next manager we are close to appointing specialises more in small caps. They also have a highly global perspective, with generally more of an Asian bias than others - its often underestimated how ...

State Street adds to ETF stable

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... growth and returns. "The new SPDR funds will offer more precise exposure to two of the market's dominant segments, while small caps are an acknowledged growth sector," said Rob Goodlad, senior managing director, SSgA, Australia. State Street currently ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... agreed, but said that he is concerned about the high risk appetite and the effect in the four areas of commodities; small caps; emerging markets; and the Australian dollar. "How China deals with its overheating economy and its continued need for strong ...

IOOF awards Legg Mason $100m small caps mandate

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
IOOF has given Legg Mason a $100 million Australian small companies mandate after consolidating its United Funds Management and MultiMix assets into a single portfolio. Dan Farmer of IOOF said what appealed to them was Legg Mason's stable and experienced ...

Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... competitive edge and a thorough understanding of the markets, hence the shortage of top-rated funds in this category. "Small caps have significantly outperformed over the last 18 months, a lot of strategies are overweight small caps and while a lot claim ...

Better boring than bubble

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
... before backing more stocks. "In terms of the question of where do you see opportunities, the greatest opportunity in small caps are the relatively dull, boring, cash generative, sleep-at-night and 'pay dividends' businesses which the market hasn't been ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
One way investors can make better returns through their emerging markets mandates is by refining them down to the small caps sector, say experts. Investors should by now be familiar with the anticipated shift of emerging market economies, as they mature ...