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Lazard scores $116m in QIC mandates

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 17 JUL 2006
... the fund and broaden its horizons for chasing alpha. "Following a strategic restructure of the QIC International Equities Fund late last year, this recent change reflects QIC's policy of continuous review of its manager line-up, to ensure the best investment ...

Staff churn at 452

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2006
... analyst appointment next week. 452 also manages mandates for ING Australia's multi-manager OptiMix's Australian equities fund and manages 30 per cent of Russell's Australian Shares Aggressive Fund. Russell's director of portfolio management, Symon Parish ...

OptiMix adds geared version of MTM fund

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2006
ING Australia's multi-manager (MTM) OptiMix has launched a geared version of its Australian equities fund that it says is aimed at superannuation funds looking for mid to long-term investments with greater leverage but less volatility than single manager ...

Morgan Stanley steps up local game

... US, Japan and India but not in the UK or Germany. The fact that we are now looking into [setting up] an Australian equities fund shows how the group views the investment prospects here," said Mike Kollins, who was appointed head of Morgan Stanley Investment ...

MIR wins back its five star ratings

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2006
... individual in Beirne," Ostergaard explained. The funds to have their five star rating affirmed are the MIR Australian Equities Fund, the MIR Australian Emerging Opportunities Fund, the Advance Concentrated Australian Share Fund and the Advance Concentrated ...

Perpetual profits to jump 13 per cent

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
... billion, up $7.2 billion or 27 per cent since 30 June 2005. Perpetual's flagship offering, the Perpetual Australian Equities Fund, was last reviewed by S&P in June/July 2005 and allocated a five star rating which it has held, despite being downgraded ...

After tax is where returns are at: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Investors need to compare after tax returns when looking at managed Australian equities funds according to Navigator, with recent research showing returns vary widely. Navigator said the research was aimed at encouraging investors to look at a broader ...

MLIM plugs holes left by recent departures

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM) has announced the appointment of two senior former Goldman Sachs JB Were (GSJBW) analysts to its Australian equities team. Just two weeks after three key staff - David Pace, Matthew Ryland and Marc Hester - walked ...

Allianz builds performance from the Grassroots

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2006
... field to test whether a company is likely to hit its target. Promoting the Allianz Global Investors RCM Australian Equities Fund in Sydney last week, head of Australian equities and portfolio manager Jakov Malea explained that the investment process ...

AUI-Platypus unveil Aussie equities trust

Australian Unity Investments has launched AUI Platypus Australian Equities Trust, two months after the group and Sydney-based boutique manager Platypus announced their joint venture. Platypus chief investment officer Donald Williams said that the trust ...