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Northward wins Golden Calf

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... two, three and four year periods since 2004. The firm launched its first retail fund, Northward Capital Australian Equity Trust in April this year. The fund's stock selection is based on fundamental stock research. "Building a long term performance based ...

BNP Paribas responds to alpha demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
BNP Paribas Investment Partners launched another MFS Investment Management fund, the Concentrated Global Equity Trust, for its Australian and New Zealand wholesale investors. The fund invests in 20 to 35 companies that are selected from the most attractive ...

EQT jumps on board with Bravura

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
Bravura Solutions Limited has rubber-stamped a five-year contract with wealth management firm Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) to implement the tech company's portfolio administration solution, Garradin. EQT has called on Bravura to upgrade its business ...

S&P names 2008 Fund Awards finalists

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
Many familiar names and a handful of boutique funds are named among the finalists of this year's 2008 Standard & Poor's Fund Awards. Standard & Poor's Fund Services, together with national newspaper The Australian, are awarding outstanding fund managers ...

EQT and Trust end merger talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
Equity Trustees has ended preliminary merger discussions with Trust Company after the firms could not agree to terms that are attractive enough for shareholders. Equity Trustees chair, Tony Killen, announced on Friday both firms were unable to reach ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
Lehman Brothers has shifted to a global fixed income management strategy forcing them to abandon their Australian focused funds. "We will no longer be managing Australian based fixed income assets for our clients," said the firm in a statement. "[However] ...

EQT signs RE deal with Martin Currie

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed an agreement with Martin Currie Investment Management to act as the responsible entity for the firm's global alpha fund. Based in Scotland, Martin Currie Investment Management (Martin Currie) manages roughly $30 billion ...

Trust on track after revamp

This year marks a new chapter at Trust after it divested its stake in a BNY joint venture, restructured its financial advice arm and adopted a new investment model for its $550 million philanthropy arm. The group has today reported its full year results ...

NAB boutique launches retail fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... boutique fund manager Northward Capital, has launched the division's first retail fund, Northward Capital Australian Equity Trust. The fund adopts a neutral investment strategy so that it can outperform in different market conditions with between 90 ...

Trust and Equity Trustees in merger talks

ASX-listed trustee services providers, Trust Company and Equity Trustees are in merger talks, potentially creating a company with more than $450 million market cap. Trust has confirmed the possible merger but wrote in an ASX statement that its board ...