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Boutique small cap backer fills bank funding gap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... proved a boon in business for one local investment house that is taking significant minority shareholdings in micro-cap stocks to gain double-digit returns for investors. Peter Hynd, investment director at Co-Investor Capital Partners, said many small ...

Orion tightens compliance after rogue trader caught

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... of inside information about Orion's trading intentions. It is alleged that Hartman established positions in particular stocks through his CFD account prior to Orion trading in the same stocks on the open market. In this way, he was able to then exit ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... last year, beating similar indices in Egypt, South Africa, Ghana and Morocco. On a stock-by-stock performance, NSE-listed stocks posted triple digits gain last year, among them Kenya Airways (up 208 per cent), Kakuzi ( up 288 per cent) and Mumias Sugar ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... 4,953.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 48.2 points, or 0.98 per cent, to 4,974.1 points. NEW YORK - Stocks ended mixed on Tuesday after a rise in bank shares offset drops in some technology names. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Epoch focus on free cash flow pays dividends

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... Yield averaged a much higher 4.6 per cent. That said, Priest said that because the portfolio is oriented towards value stocks or those that have mature businesses, the fund's performance trailed during the 'dash to trash' phase of the market since March ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Australian stocks were almost one per cent higher at noon led by the major miners as investors await the central bank's cash rate decision. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.6 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 4,948.3, while the broader ...

Ausbil Dexia Aus equities in high demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... This popularity and performance comes after Ausbil Dexia launched its Microcap capability last month. The fund targets stocks outside the ASX 200. "We were asked by our clients to broaden our scope and look at the Microcaps. We thought long and hard ...

UK pensions call for greater FM engagement

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
... corporation', repeatedly referred to by Lord Myners, becomes a reality." UK institutional investors manage half the listed stocks on the London Stock Exchange, while 25 per cent is owned by long-term UK retail investors directly and 12 per cent is owned ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Australian stocks look set for a bright start on Tuesday, with local investors expected to be buoyed by positive US economic data published over the Easter break. Figures out on Friday night (Australian time) showed the US economy gained 162,000 jobs ...

Contango clients top up mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... it nears $2 billion in overall funds under management. The fund manager uses top down and bottom up analysis to select stocks. Contango also uses a 'business cycle approach' that means it can switch between a value or growth strategy depending on where ...