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VFMC busted investing with tobacco giant

... fund's size and the amount of money they have to invest, their international equity managers are invested in a wide range of stocks including Altria. "We use a number of managers so we have small allocations to most stocks, in the investible universe," ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
... Sydney, while Bravura Solutions lists on the ASX and BHP Billiton hosts a carbon steel materials briefing. NEW YORK - US stocks fell more than one per cent amid of uncertainty about further interest rate hikes. The Fed is expected to lift interest rates ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... biggest steel manufacturer. Gladiator Resources is also scheduled to make its debut on the exchange today. NEW YORK - US stocks lifted after acquisition activity boosted investor confidence, however, any gains were capped ahead of the US central bank's ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... releases its June quarter commodities report while the Australian Energy and Utility Summit starts in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped in choppy trading following proposed acquisitions in the energy sector and interest rate worries. The Dow Jones ...

No free lunch with high conviction funds: WestLB Mellon

... lunch?'. While the panel couldn't agree on the definition of high conviction - whether it means a high concentration of stocks or high confidence of strategy - everyone agreed that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Among the panellists were the ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... Affinity Equity Partners yesterday lifted its holding in the company, fuelling speculation of a takeover. NEW YORK - US stocks ended down as signs of a slowing US economy triggered concerns that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates. The ...

IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... between Ixis and subsidiary group, Loomis Sayles, is a bottom up, high conviction concentrated portfolio of 40 to 50 global stocks. It is unhedged and aims to return 4 per cent above the MSCI World Index over a five year period. West added that the group ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... Industry Group-PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of Australian manufacturing for June quarter is also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks surged close to one per cent higher as strong earnings from some individual companies reassured investors about corporate ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2006
... Leading Index and Merrill Lynch and Cap Gemini will release the results of their 2006 World Wealth Report. NEW YORK - US stocks were mixed as strong housing data cooled fears about slowing economic growth. The US Commerce Department said housing starts ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2006
... three of its toll roads. On the economics front Macquarie Real Estate will release its Market Outlook report. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq down almost one per cent on renewed worries about inflation and higher interest ...