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Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... said the results were a solid start for the team who left Alliance Bernstein in May last year. "We ran an Alliance equities fund as the asset team from 2003 before leaving to set up our own company Alphinity," he said. The five-strong team then took ...

Bennelong shuts global equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
... Guggenheim Partners in February 2010, opted to shut SGI's San Francisco office, leaving the Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund redundant. The fund was suspended on February 10 while Bennelong considered a plan for investors. "Following an efficient review ...

Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... suffered and people and companies were moving to China," said Martin Lau, senior portfolio manager, Greater China Equities Fund, First State Investments. Since the appointment of Ma Ying-jeou as president in 2008, tensions between China and Taiwan have ...

Bennelong suspends SGI Global Equities fund

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
The Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund has been suspended following the termination of an agreement between Bennelong Funds Management and global asset manager Security Global Investors (SGI). The Bennelong SGI Global Equities Fund and the Bennelong ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... to specialist active, high conviction portfolio while Bennelong will provide investors with an Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund. Meanwhile, Ralton will provide access to its High Yield Australian Shares, Small Companies, Leaders and Australian Shares capabilities ...

Review after Military Super changes mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Towers Watson as principle investment consultant results in a rating review for SCM Wholesale Absolute Australian Equities Fund. Last month, the government fund appointed Towers Watson as principal investment consultant in a move the fund called "good ...

QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Corporation (QIC), oversees more than $600 million worth of investments for institutions through the QIC Australian Equities Fund and the QIC Active Large Companies Fund - both of which focus on liquid, large cap stocks. "Broadly speaking, the top down ...

Plato appoints senior portfolio manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... Asia Pac ex Japan. The addition of Kennedy to Plato's investment team is in line with the boutique quantitative equities fund manager's launch of a high yield strategy, after completing research into issues such as after-tax investing. "Kennedy's work ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Some financial advisers are responding to client demand for their international share investments to be unhedged. "There will be advisers looking at internationals more due to the high Australian dollar but if you are getting research that the dollar ...

Slim pickings in intl equities: van Eyk

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... resurface and hurt many fund managers in the sector. Van Eyk has recommended 29 per cent of the 51 international equities fund managers it reviewed, with only one earning an 'AA' rating. IFP's Global Franchise Fund received van Eyk's highest 'AA' rating ...