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Value a plus

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," ...

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
... will be less of a headache for offshore earners,"said Williams. Chad Padowitz, chief investment officer at international equities manager Wingate, agreed, but said that he is concerned about the high risk appetite and the effect in the four areas of ...

Top mandate winners woo super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... mandates, won the most investment deals in the past 12 months. The investments are spread across Australian and international equities, fixed interest and alternative asset classes. Schroders came in second with nine, and BlackRock third at eight. Vanguard ...

More choice for Westpac Online investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
... choice with the platform to launch new features early next year including the ability to trade commodities, international equities and indices. "We will also be introducing an attractive cash proposition for retail customers that can be linked to their ...

FUM hits $1.37tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
... equity (up 5 per cent), Australian equities and listed property (both up 4 per cent), infrastructure and international equities (both flat), and unlisted property (down 5 per cent). Indexed management grew 12 per cent over the 12 months and is now at ...

Asset Super awards mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Meanwhile, the fund has terminated its Bernstein Global Value mandate of approximately $30 million invested in international equities. Just over 50 per cent of that mandate was reallocated to an existing Schroder's QEP Value Fund and the 45 per cent ...

VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... portfolio to fixed interest, reduced its private equity holdings, and aimed to hedge 65 per cent of its international equities portfolio as part of its investments update in the last five months. VicSuper said this month it had restructured its property ...

Lazard targets instos with new EM fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... their portfolios into higher beta areas - such as emerging markets, this is often at the expense of their international equities exposure. The net effect of this decision is to reinforce the home country bias in the portfolio, leaving super funds heavily ...