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Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
Lonsec bestowed its highest rating - "Highly Recommended" - to three small caps funds respectively managed by Eley Griffiths Group, Ausbil and Pengana. The ratings house reviewed and rated 26 managers in the traditional small caps space, micro cap focussed ...

B&B in partnership talks

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
Babcock & Brown is reviewing expressions of interest it received by other firms to form a potential strategic relationship. According to a statement released on the ASX today, B&B confirmed that it has undertaken a process to review the expressions ...

Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
It's time to invest in Australian shares and stop waiting on the sidelines for volatility to subside, according to Paul Fiani, head of equities at Integrity Investment Management. "A year ago taxi drivers were giving you stock tips, which is always ...

Schroders scores $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Schroders has been awarded a $100 million Australian Smaller Companies mandate from the Colonial First State FirstChoice Investments team. David Wanis, portfolio manager for the strategy, said CFS was looking to refresh their manager line up and Schroders ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
More than half of Australian hedge fund managers, representing a total $24.7 billion in funds, said the short selling ban would materially impact their ability to implement their strategy, with six managers considering suspending or closing their fund's ...

Solaris weathers market fury

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Solaris Investment Management managed to increase its funds under management (FUM) by $300 million to $700 million despite bad markets. The Ex-Suncorp Australian equities analysts' flagship fund, the Solaris Core Fund outperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation ...

Blue chip shares open to retail

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... portfolio of 20 of the largest ASX stocks, and between 20 per cent and 200 per cent to 20 of the largest market cap stocks on the ASX (ASX 20). The minimum investment amount sits at $10,000, and in multiples of $1,000 thereafter. J.P. Morgan has released ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
Aussie investors are turning their backs on Australian shares and sporting a grim reaper stance towards the local economy, new research shows. Almost 40 per cent of Australian investors have been expecting the share market to perform 'somewhat worse' ...

Bill failed, what next?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2008
The Australian stockmarket lost $45 billion by noon after the US Congress rejected the proposed bail-out package, but local investment experts argue that we are nowhere close a doomsday scenario, in fact quite the contrary. Sharemarket expert Dale Gilham ...

Macq to sell investment lending arm

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2008
While St.George's margin lending division will try to ride the tough markets, the credit crunch has taken its toll on one of its key rivals with Macquarie Bank in talks to find a partner for its $3 billion loan book. In an ASX statement, Macquarie said ...