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Look up in the sky, it's the yen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... 1.4%). Not surprisingly, the rising yen and deteriorating economic fundamentals are negatively impacting the Japanese equities, creating a negative wealth effect. The Nikkei-225 index is down 16.9% so far this year. So what's Japan to do? So far verbal ...

Azimut buys Australian equities manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... company AZ International Holdings, and will significantly widen each company's distribution capabilities in Australian equities. The deal also sees Pinnacle Investment Management selling its partnership with Sigma. AZ International Holdings director ...

New hires strengthens AMP Capital equities team

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... Capital has appointed Geoff Wells as Senior Portfolio Manager and Peter Harris as Senior Resources Analyst to its Australia equities division. The appointments will expand the coverage of investment styles within the Australian equities team, led by ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... ETFs," said Peker. Speaking from an Institutional perspective, Stanley Yeo, portfolio manager, strategy and international equities at IOOF said that while ETFs are currently not a long term investment choice for institutional investors, they can provide ...

IOOF awards small cap mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
Acadian Australia has been awarded an Australian equities small cap mandate by IOOF Investments. Acadian Australia, a subsidiary of Boston parent Acadian Asset Management, oversaw $1.7 billion at the end of February across a suite of long only, long/short ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on two funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2016
... Fund both have strong long-term track records and are managed by highly regarded investment teams. "Emerging markets equities as a whole are currently trading at low relative valuations that we find compelling as long-term investors. However investing ...

Shaw and Partners appoints senior adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... Stanley, where he was a senior derivatives adviser. Prior to that, he held roles at Ord Minnett, St George and Leveraged Equities. Commenting on the appointment, Shaw and Partners head of wealth management Earl Evans said: "Providing a holistic and comprehensive ...

Pengana absolute return fund shifts to daily pricing

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
... equity strategies focusing on Australian shares, Australian small caps, global resources, global small caps and global equities.

Alternative mandates eclipse equities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
For the first time since 2009, alternative assets have eclipsed equities for the largest asset class share among institutional investment mandates in Australia. That pivotal moment occurred during the final quarter of 2015, and it reflects a trend seen ...

Treasurer opens doors to ASX competition

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... economy," Morrison referred to the Council of Financial Regulator's Review of Competition in Clearing Australian Cash Equities, which made three key recommendations. The first was that the government be open to equities clearing and settlement competition. ...