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BlackRock hires senior analyst from UBS

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... Lanchester. "I am delighted to welcome Sam to the BlackRock Australian fundamental equities team. He has a passion for stock picking as well as sector expertise that will add significant value from day one," said Lanchester. Commenting on the appointment ...

Colonial First State awards $55m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... extensive investment experience, having held senior roles in financial services in Australia and overseas. Walsh said: "Stock picking is the key to investing successfully in the small cap space. We continue to identify exciting companies which we expect ...

AustralianSuper builds in-house global equities team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... running a high growth portfolio. We want to be a little bit closer to the centre, but still active and focus on stock picking rather than sector or geographic selection. It will be benchmarked, bottom up and picking big companies to invest in." McKeand ...

Lazard lowers minimum investments on four funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... sign of the understanding of the benefits and rewards of a disciplined and intensive research based approach to stock picking. "Our approach to investing is based on bottom-up research focused on identifying under-valued companies and investing in them ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... exposure to a market. They are cheaper than managed funds and are a more efficient diversification tool than direct stock picking. They also cater to retail investors' preference for domestic shares, and the strong dividend payouts and franking credits ...

BNP Paribas adds global manager to range

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... true traditional value portfolio concentrated in 50-70 stocks, with an investment process that focuses on bottom-up stock picking of companies with improving or stable operating fundamentals. It currently has US$81 billion in assets under management. ...

Nikko AM acquires Asian equity fund manager

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... provides Asian equity products to institutional and retail investors. TAAM investment strategy focuses on bottom-up stock picking of mid to large-cap equities and it specialises in long-term holdings of high-conviction names. "Our investment style adds ...

BNP Paribas opens global equity trust to Australia

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... Trust to Australian wholesale investors. Carnegie Asset Management describes their investment style as trend based stock picking, an approach that enables them to identify and capitalise on long-term global trends in combination with long-term fundamental ...

Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to Bennelong Kardinia fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... approach. Fund manager Mark Burgess commented: "By partnering with Bennelong, as investment managers we can focus on the stock picking and day-to-day running of the fund, which is a really powerful model. We're co-invested with other investors in the ...

Zenith signs ex-S&P client

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... and a shift to direct equities. "Advisers are seeing that it's not as easy as they thought to add value through stock picking. "Clients are always aware when stocks go up or down, but with model portfolios you can really track your risk return performance." ...