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Bennelong Long Short Equity Management launches new fund

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
Bennelong Long Short Equity Management (BLSEM) has launched a new Australian equities strategy, the Bennelong Alpha 200 Fund (the Fund). The Fund is a long/short market neutral strategy with the objective of generating consistent returns regardless ...

Credit to escape impending bond rout

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... negative returns has caused a flight from the bonds in recent months and many investors are favoring riskier assets such as equities. However, in his 2014 outlook letter to UBS investors, Friedman said bonds still have a crucial defensive role to play ...

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... The fees charged by the funds management industry are simply too high and cannot be justified, a veteran international equities stock-picker has said. Dundas Global Investors (DGI) chief executive Alan McFarlane has more than 30 years' industry experience. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... March share price index futures contract was down 31 points at 5,197. No major economic news is expected on Friday. In equities news, Telstra is expected to make a rebranding announcement. In Australia, the market on Thursday fell as disappointing Chinese ...

Magellan Global returned 48.7% in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
Australian international equities manager Magellan Financial Group's flagship Global fund returned 48.7% in the 12 months to 31 December, the group's half-yearly investor report released today shows. The figure contributes to equally impressive after-fee ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
... 5,258. In economic news on Thursday, the Commonwealth Bank business sales indicator for December is due to be released. In equities news, Newcrest Mining is expected to release its December 2013 quarter results. In Australia, the market on Wednesday ...

MSI launches three new SIV funds

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... launched. These funds will allow diverse access to Australian-based asset classes including cash, listed property and equities to investors. This launch follows changes to regulations that expand the array of 'complying investments' that can be offered ...

Hunter Hall appoints head of Institutional from Legg Mason

HARRY PAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... million tonnes during the December quarter but the result was below market expectations of 49.4 million tonnes, Bell Direct equities analyst Julia Lee says. "There had been an expectation that we could have seen an upgrade to full year production guidance ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... December quarter while the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Indexes of Economic Activity for November is also due out. In major equities news, BHP Billiton is expected to post its fourth quarter production report. In Australia, the market on Tuesday shook ...