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Macq Wrap releases new accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Macquarie said that direct shares is surging in popularity in adviser practices based on the Investment Trends Planner Direct Equities June 2010 report which found that around 30 out of every 100 advisers already including direct shares in their advice ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... Bank of Australia, which will consider, inter alia, official interest rates. Its decision is expected at 1430 AEST. In equities, it's banking reporting season, with ANZ Banking Group Ltd due to issue first half results on Tuesday morning. APN News and ...

BTIM FUM down despite overall growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... cent on the prior year. Contributing positively to the results, BTIM was awarded institutional mandates in Australian equities and fixed income throughout the last twelve months while its focus on the wholesale sector was limited by continued retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... sporadic and there are no real themes. The Contact Energy issue has now washed through," James Lee, head of institutional equities at First NZ Capital, said. Fisher & Paykel Healthcare eased 4c to 309. Investors noted with interest that respiratory equipment ...

Fund managers follow the herd

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
Global equities fund managers are often choosing the same stocks for their top 10 holdings, research house Lonsec has found in its latest global equity fund sector review. The review rated 39 funds of which 26 were qualitatively managed by active stock ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... futures contract was eight points higher at 4,881. There is no economics news scheduled on Friday. But it's a busy day in equities, led by Foster's Group Ltd, which holds an extraordinary general meeting in Melbourne to vote whether to divide its wine ...

UBS lost fund finds a manager

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... sole remaining manager. Gomes, who has 17 years of investment management experience, also co-founded boutique Australian equities manager Hayberry Investments, UBS said. He will begin work on May 9. Ben Heap, Head of UBS Global Asset Management, Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
The outlook is positive for the Australian market on Thursday, with strong leads from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Selection the key as mining stocks surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... underlying profits reported by the top 50 companies for 2010, said KPMG. Greg Barnes, senior portfolio manager, Australian Equities, AMP Capital is bullish on resources with BHP, Rio and Fortescue all featuring in the portfolio. AMP also likes iron ore ...

CBA funds get small Q1 lift

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... took a 0.8 per cent dip to $152 billion during the quarter caused predominantly by short-term cash mandates and global equities. As of March 31 2011, CBA had $23.9 billion in Australian equities, $52.1 billion in global equities, $50.8 billion in cash ...