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Five Oceans wins global equities mandate

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... derivatives," said Adam Smears, head of investment research and portfolio manager, Skandia Investment Group in the UK. "It is rare to find managers with this laser focus on a client's outcome combined with the technical skill to execute sophisticated ...

Super funds still shunning women trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Women make up 46% of super fund members in Australia but they are still massively under-represented on fund trustee boards, reveals new research from SelectingSuper's research partner Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker has analysed the gender composition ...

AREIT-ASX correlation doubles post GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2012
Listed property returns have doubled their correlation with share market returns post GFC, reinforcing concerns AREITs continue to be wedged between the stock market and the strongly performing unlisted property sector, reveals new research from Rainmaker. ...

Financial services digging deep for FICAP

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... Challenger, Count, Genesys, IOOF, Ironbark, Macquarie, MLC, Morningstar, Pinnacle Investment Management, Profusion Group, RARE Infrastructure, van Eyk Research, Vanguard Investments Australia and Zurich Financial Services. FICAP was set up in 2006 by ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... cents, or 16.9 per cent, to $1.56 after it announced it had been granted a temporary operating licence for its Malaysian rare earths mine. Resources added two per cent as rising commodity prices sparked a turnaround in risk appetite. BHP Billiton added ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012
... out of a trading halt. The company said it had secured enough funds to complete construction and start-up of its delayed rare earths processing plant in Malaysia. Atlas Iron bucked the trend, losing nine cents to $3.17 after it cut its production targets ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... cent to $66.83. Lynas Corporation was among the day's best performers, adding 3.8 per cent as investors speculated that the rare earths miner will be granted the go-ahead on its lucrative Malaysian facility ahead of a decision by officials later this ...

AvSuper builds on its AllianceBernstein mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
AvSuper has increased its existing Australian Value mandate with AllianceBernstein to include global funds manager's Franked Australian Value service and improve the fund's after tax returns. The "significant allocation" to the value service is designed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... down seven cents to $23.60, while rival Coles owner Wesfarmers shed 53 cents to $31.66. Gold miner Newcrest was one of the rare stocks to post a gain, as the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,723.88, up from Tuesday's local close of $US1,718.53. ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... 44 cents to $21.96 after it said a credit rating downgrade by Moody's would not impact on its existing credit facilities. Rare earths supplier Lynas Corporation eased four cents to $1.26 after it said slight delays meant a planned Malaysian plant would ...