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ANZ Swiss partnership attracts $1bn from private clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... investment council, they help us with our thinking on asset allocation and they bring a custom basket of international equities to our discretionary account," Phillips said at the Bloomberg Summit. Phillips expressed concern that between 10 to 15% of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2014
... program. Analysts had been watching to see if the Fed would move up its expectations for the timing of a rate hike. US equities gave back some of their gains in the last half hour of trade. The Dow was also lifted by a call from activist investor Trian ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... five largest banks. The US markets' rally and the prospect of further Chinese stimulus have helped boost Australia's equities, CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said. A rise in commodity prices overnight has also bolstered mining stocks which have ...

Magellan sees "real tensions" in launching ASX-listed fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... investors' ease of access to different types of asset classes plays a big role in diversifying portfolios. "International equities are not easy to access," he said, and explained that even managed funds require investors to go through "17-page applications." ...

AllianceBernstein set to launch three renminbi funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... consciousness of most Australian investors, in our view." Stuart Rae, chief investment officer of Asia Pacific ex Japan value equities, added: "The country's reforms are creating significant new investment opportunities in equities. One of the most interesting ...

BetaShares funds awarded 'Recommended' ratings

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... rating by Lonsec in February 2014. The QOZ exchanged traded fund (ETF) provides exposure to the 200 largest Australian equities, weighted in a way that is reflective of the economic footprint rather than the market capitalisation of its constituents. ...

Catholic Super awards $90 million to US microcap fund

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
Catholic Superannuation Fund (CSF) has awarded a United States microcap equities fund with $90 million. The institutional award is the first investment to the Thomson Horstmann & Bryant (THB) US Micro Cap Fund. THB is a US-based fund manager with over ...

mFund attracts 4 new fund managers

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... around the world. Aberdeen Asset Management has made five of its funds available through mFund, including emerging market equities, Asian equities, global equities (including a hedged option) and diversified fixed income. Donaldson Burston has added ...

Prominent families back Future Generation philanthropic fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... period. The first of its kind in Australia, the company aims to provide investors with diversified exposure to Australian equities whilst at the same time making a financial contribution to Australian children's charities. "The philosophy behind Future ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2014
... monetary policy. "The markets are behaving in a pretty orderly manner," said SMBC Nikko Securities general manager of equities Hiroichi Nishi. "The Nikkei might test the 16,000 mark intraday, but it would take another surge in the dollar to do it," he ...