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Fidelity targets retail market with two new funds

... head the portfolio management of the fund. Both funds will focus on company and industry fundamentals seeking high quality stocks with positive earning opportunities and potential for long term growth. "Fidelity believes it has a special opportunity ...

Suncorp shares up after positive profit revision

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2005
... ahead of what's expected to be a very solid result coming up on February 25," Ms Spencer said. She said other insurance stocks were also lifted higher today on the back of the Suncorp upgrade. QBE Insurance Group gained one per cent, up 15 cents to $15.35 ...

First six months flat for Platinum

... also held its Australian Dollar hedge stance. Looking ahead Platinum has continued to hold short positions in its selected stocks. This is because it recognises company earnings are no longer growing as strongly as in the past, and that the best investment ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2005
... firmer today, with a mixed session in the US providing little direction for the market. A strong performance by mining stocks, including Rio Tinto, in the UK overnight could underpin early gains on the domestic bourse. The March share price index contract ...

Russell launches new international property fund

... investment approach. Invesco combines top-down fundamental market research with bottom-up quantitative research to select its stocks. Morgan Stanley uses a value-oriented method employing a top-down analysis regarding the selection of regions and sectors ...

DFA best supporting player

... concentrates on risk factors of value and size. Following this criteria the investment team have chosen to target small caps and stocks with low price to book multiples as they are perceived to be more risky and as such will deliver a greater return ...

Right direction for Merrill Lynch Australian share fund

... investors will have enhanced downside protection in highly volatile markets due to Merrill's preference for moderate growth stocks with valuation upsides. Morningstar applauds Merrill Lynch's changes in strategy and believes they will deliver less volatile ...

Share markets still the best bet

... managers produced a return of at least 30 per cent. Medium companies performed the best in the asset class with the mid 50 stocks providing a 43.2 per cent return. The top 50 companies were next best producing returns of 25.9 per cent while the smaller ...

Solid 2004 for Intersuisse small caps index

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2005
An index has shown that small capitalised stocks performed well in 2004 but fell short of the bumper 2003 when the minnows of the stock market improved almost 50 per cent. The small caps index of stockbroker Intersuisse ended 24 per cent higher in 2004 ...

Maple-Brown Abbott goes the distance

... positioning and management quality are other factors that are evaluated. The approach often leads to the fund manager offloading stocks that are popular with the market and taking up positions in stocks that are out of favour. As such this Australian ...