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Median Australian shares fund down: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... for the second consecutive month, which Mercer attributed to QE2 interest and the low US dollar. Furthermore, small cap stocks outperformed mid cap and large cap stocks, 3.3 per cent compared to 1.6 per cent and 1.7 per cent respectively.

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... of the larger companies trade on high valuations," said Series, who said that the universe of less well known, small cap stocks offers more attractive opportunities. REST and Auscoal Super are among the super funds that have awarded Asian equity mandates ...

Small caps and Asia on Auscoal radar

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
... Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal, said the fund is seeing a number of opportunities across international small cap stocks and Asia, as increased cross-sectional volatility opens the door for the fund's active managers to add alpha to their returns. ...

GMO and Lazard win combined $1.4bn in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... $4 billion Australian equities portfolio with new 'tailored mandates' that allow active managers to tap mid to small cap stocks as value adds to the firm's strategy. For instance, around 60 per cent of Lazard and GMO's mandates will be focused on holding ...

RaboPlus cuts fee on BT fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... equities, Crispin Murray and a team of analysts. The fund typically holds 40 large cap stocks, between 15 and 20 small cap stocks and cash. The fund charges a 0.9 per cent management expense ratio (MER) and no performance fees. According to Rainmaker ...

Ausbil, Eley and Patriot top review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... director, said investors should have at least one-fifth of their Australian equities portfolio exposed to mid and small cap stocks. He said skilled small and mid cap managers can provide more protection in down markets and enhance portfolio returns in ...

ING IM funds high on cash

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
... defensive in that they're not in a highly cyclical industry." However, Wright said, ING IM remained cautious on small cap stocks and has re-allocated part of the small cap portfolio to cash. "In small caps, even in mining services, it's very stock specific. ...

Value after sub-prime: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
... economies have, on average, continued to grow over the past four months." In addition, he said investors should avoid small cap stocks because their performance is directly correlated to domestic consumption and business confidence levels. "Small cap ...

Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... cent, the little fish remained sweet and small caps delivered their fourth year of double digits. Almost half the small cap stocks managed to wow market expectations with star performers in retail and mining services.

Macq adds to small caps

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... senior analyst to its small caps team. Starting next month, David Walsh will be responsible for covering the many small cap stocks that form Macquarie Australian Small Companies Fund as well assisting in company research and portfolio construction. Before ...