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IFM Investors appoints senior Vanguard executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... of former Realindex fund manager Adam Randall, who was brought it to help manage the recently announced Global Index Equities capability. The new strategy blends both market capitalisation-weighted and 'better beta' style indices.

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... The Australian market looks set to open higher following solid gains on Wall Street as a strong housing report helped equities regain ground. At 0810 AEST on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,402. Locally ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... expected European manufacturing data dragged US markets lower overnight and another fall in the iron ore price, Bell Direct equities analyst Leanne Jones said. "The market is under pressure yet again after a stellar performance yesterday," she said. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2014
... speeches from Westpac chief economist Bill Evans, Cordell CEO Michael Hughes and HIA chief economist Harley Dale. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed higher, thanks to better-than-expected economic data from ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 SEP 2014
... points at 5,352. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is due out. In equities news, TPG Telecom, Kathmandu and Nufarm are expected to post full year results, while ASX has its annual general meeting. ...

BetaShares launches US equity ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... underlying index and instead aims to provide lower overall volatility than the benchmark. BetaShares' yield-focused Australian equities product, the BetaShares Australian Top 20 Equity Yield Maximiser Fund (managed fund) (YMAX), employs a similar strategy. ...

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STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... Monday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,408 points. Locally, no major economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday closed slightly higher as banks regained favour and investors ...

Morphic global fund added to the Macquarie Wrap

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... been added to the Macquarie Wrap Platform, shortly after it was listed on the BT Wrap. The fund is a long-short global equities strategy with a mid-cap focus that aims to provide flexible hedging strategies targeted to deliver steady absolute returns ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... day at 4,464.70 points. "Last night's absence of any real surprises from the US Federal reserve... has helped push US equities out to fresh highs," said Tony Cross, a market analyst at Trustnet Direct. "More critical for the domestic agenda is the fact ...

Sunsuper expands investment team

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... superannuation fund Sunsuper has expanded its investment team with two appointments in asset allocation strategy and listed equities. Former NAB FX strategist Alastair Sloan will take on the role of dynamic asset allocation manager and will be responsible ...