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Macq customised portfolio mgt makes the grade

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... and structured in applying a blend of bottom-up research with top-down considerations." The Income Australian Equity portfolio offered a focus on dividend yield and Huynh said it would be likely to achieve its aim of a 0.5 yield above the benchmark. ...

Large funds use scale to boost after-tax savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... superannuation funds can follow several strategies to optimise their after-tax outcomes within an Australian equity portfolio. The research, compiled by Ross Barry, head of portfolio construction and diversity and Jeff Chee, head of asset class research ...

AMP Capital expands Aust Eq team

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... AMP Capital Investors makes three new appointments to its Australian Capital Equity team. Former Swedbank Robur equity portfolio manager, Jonas Palmqvist, was appointed as senior portfolio manager and analyst for the financials sector. Palmqvist has ...

Transition mgmt takes centre stage

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
The wave of consolidation sweeping through the not-for-profit superannuation sector is putting transition management firmly back in the spotlight for next year. Last month, Health Super announced that talks were underway with First State Super to create ...

Asset Super awards mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
Antin Infrastructure Partners, Schroders and Dimensional Fund Advisors are among the managers that have won mandates from the $1.5 billion Asset Super, following recommendations from the fund's consultant, Mercer. Asset Super made a $30 million commitment ...

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... investor. "I think it's not aggressive enough in a sense that its emerging market is only 3 per cent of its global equity portfolio while its portfolio is dominated with developed markets. as compared to PennyWise which recommends upwards of 10 per cent ...

AMP Cap Equity Fund analyst departs, prompts 'sell'

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... months for the manager. The fund manager suffered from two high profile departures in April, including small cap equity portfolio manager Michael Hughes. "The announcement of Simon Fitzgerald's departure this week indicates to S&P that the manager's ...

Global and Asian mandates up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2010
... markets. However, the mandate will be broken into two lots. The first will pertain to the Pacific Basin (ex-Japan) equity portfolio, and the second one an emerging markets equity portfolio. Interested fund managers can tender for one or both of the Asian ...

JANA adds to investment team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2010
JANA Investment Advisers has hired two investment managers and welcomed back another. The asset consultant appointed Domien Beckers to the firm's portfolio construction and research team. Beckers joins the firm from Vanguard where he spent four years ...

The upside of a downside fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Boutique fund manager Instreet has developed a new product that helps financial planners and their investors protect their Australian equity portfolios from market swings - without having to switch their equities allocation to cash. The product, Link ...