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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... international equity markets have had a rough ride in 2010 but most generally ended with positive performances. International equities, as measured by the MSCI World Index (in local currency terms), produced a 7.8 per cent gain in 2010. A summer lull ...

AvSuper awards mandate to IFP

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... effect at the end of this month. "This change and others over the last 12 months is a culmination of an international equities sector review we've performed progressively and as opportunities have presented themselves with our investment advisers, JANA," ...

MLC cuts two mandates in new strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... allocations for the two strategies and some manager mandates differ," said Peter Sumner, MLC Investment Management's Australian equities portfolio manager. Changes to MLC IM's Australian shares strategy have created separate domestic equities strategies ...

K2 Asset boosts intl eq team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
K2 Asset Management has appointed 11-year industry veteran Jeff Thomson to its international equities team. Thomson joins K2 after roles at London-based Thames River Capital LLP and Coronation Fund Managers. Prior to that he worked as an equities analyst ...

Aust Unity boutiques cautious on year ahead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... believing that managing risk is the key for equity investors in 2011. Don Williams, chief investment officer at Australian equities manager Platypus, said that although 2011 could be a catch up year for the Australian market, the February reporting season ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2011
... market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, as Wall Street returns to work from a long weekend. Equities indices generally were higher, as were precious metals and copper. Oil was down slightly. On the ASX 24 at 0828 AEDT, the ...

Plato poaches GMO quant

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Don Hamson, managing director of Plato, has recruited another former member of his active equities team at State Street Global Advisors, with Mark Thompson joining the boutique fund as a senior portfolio manager. Thompson joins Plato from GMO, where ...

Trinity3 names SMA portfolio managers

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... access to specialist active, high conviction portfolio while Bennelong will provide investors with an Ex-20 Australian Equities Fund. Meanwhile, Ralton will provide access to its High Yield Australian Shares, Small Companies, Leaders and Australian Shares ...

Count Financial taps AMP for research exec

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... current research area but also for some planned initiatives in the future such as multi-manager capabilities and our direct equities capabilities," said Andrew Gale, chief executive of Count Financial. "The big issue is not only our approved platform ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... Management (AOFM) conducts a tender process to issue $200 million of the September 2030 Treasury Indexed Bond line. In equities news, Rio Tinto Ltd issues its fourth quarter operations review, and Fortescue Metals releases its quarterly Production Report. ...