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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,249. No major local economic news is expected on Thursday. In equities news, Ten Network Holdings and National Australia Bank post full year results; Woolworths Ltd releases its first quarter sales ...

Sigma FM joins forces with Pinnacle

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... like Sigma for some time. "We only ever want to partner with one firm in any particular space, and value style Aussie equities was always an important space that we wanted to do," said Macoun. "Sigma has a really experienced team, both large cap and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... economic news on Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases Consumer Price Index for September quarter. In equities news, Macarthur Coal releases its September quarter production report. Among companies holding annual general meetings is ...

Eaton Vance launches first Australian domiciled fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Eaton Vance International (Australia) Senior Loan Fund will be a wholesale investment vehicle, under the trusteeship of Equities Trustees Limited. According to Eaton Vance, the Australian fund's investment philosophy will centre on achieving long-term ...

Market Report- Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... governor Ric Battellino is due to deliver a speach to Citi's 3rd Annual Australian and New Zealand Investment Conference. In equities news, Foster's Group Ltd, Treasury Wine Estates, Stockland and Billabong International Ltd are all due to hold their ...

PPM expands portfolio management team

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
Boutique equities manager Private Portfolio Managers has appointed investment management and research specialist Ian Hardy to its portfolio management team. Hardy comes from Centric Portfolio Managers, the individually managed accounts (IMA) arm of ...

Exec pay in Australia too high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2011
... of step and needs to be brought back into alignment with investor interests, said Schroders deputy head of Australian equities in a briefing note. Andrew Fleming, said "Executive compensation is back on the agenda. There is little doubt that executive ...

Lonsec hands Solaris top rating

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
Boutique Australian equities manager Solaris Investment Management's Core Australian Equity Fund has received a 'Highly Recommended' rating from Lonsec. The rating applies to both the retail and performance fee option, which are style neutral strategies ...

Perennial lands Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... Asia Pacific, Mercer told Financial Standard. Perennial Growth is a boutique funds manager, specialising in Australian equities and is a subsidiary of Perennial Investment Partners Limited. While Mercer would not say who Perennial replaced, Howard did ...

Credit Suisse: Aus second highest average wealth in the world

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2011
... wealth is only US $52,000. In Australia the mean wealth is US $400,00 while median wealth is US $220,000. Co-head of equities research at Credit Suisse Australia, Adnan Kucukalic partly attributes this even distribution to Australia's progressive tax ...