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AllianceBernstein expands Value Investment team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... commitment to the Australian market and our Australian Value clients and of the value opportunity we see in Australian equities. The team has more dedicated resources now than at any stage since the launch of our first portfolio in 2003," said Roy Maslen ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... at 4,200. In economic news on Monday, the Housing Industry Association releases its data for new home sales in May. In equities news, QR National, Australian Worldwide Exploration, Goodman Fielder, Kingsgate Consolidated, all announce full year results. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... share price index futures contract lost 17 points at 4,197, with 19,367 contracts traded. MF Global head of Australian equities Sam Willis said investors were nervous and unsure which way the market would turn ahead Dr Bernanke's speech at a meeting ...

IOOF profits soar despite difficult times

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... in financial advice and distribution. Of the $76 billion in funds under management and advice, 45% was in Australian equities, 39% in fixed interest, 9% in international equities and 6% in property. IOOF manages $19.4 billion in retail superannuation ...

Treasury Group "transformational" year

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... expects 2011 to be a "transformational year" for the group. When looking at its FUM by assets class, McGill said Australian equities were decreasing in their significance to the company over time while alternatives were increasing, on the back of RARE ...

AustralianSuper creates head of equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new role of head of equities as part of its strategy to build in-house investment talent, but the fund was clear that this does not mean mandates will be removed from external managers. Innes McKeand has accepted the newly ...

Good news from bad stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... up and away - from Asia to Europe to America. Are we witnessing the beginning of the beginnings of another leg up in equities or will this prove to be another dead cat bounce (I apologise to the dear reader who wrote to tell me he hates reading this ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
... a function of the strength in the Australian economy, but more of a distaste for US dollars, as well as the rally in equities." On Wednesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics will release June quarter Construction Work Done figures.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... idea that the Fed will probably be looking at supporting asset prices further down the line," Mr Weston said. "To buy equities on the premise that the market is going to be supported by Ben Bernanke is probably not a particularly positive assumption ...

CFS Global Asset Management creates new emerging market debt team

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... income portfolios in Australia and has $50.8 billion in credit, fixed interest and cash assets. It controls $51 billion in equities across the Asia Pacific and in global emerging markets. The establishment of the actively-managed debt team marks a significant ...