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Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2006
... Statistics will release May housing finance data. Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed higher, in a day of largely neutral trading among the resources heavyweights and big banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 7.5 points at 5142.8 while ...

MLIM funds on hold but Rock solid

... year. "Given that BlackRock is managing approximately 55 per cent of the fund (the North American portion of a regionally neutral portfolio), it is important that we meet with the new team to obtain comfort in their approach to managing money and better ...

Skandia selects six new funds

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
Skandia has added six new funds to its investment menus, including an absolute return fund and a China fund, aimed at delivering consistent returns with less risk. The funds include the Skandia Absolute Return Fund, Skandia Blended Property Fund, Skandia ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2006
... in June, given these mixed readings on the economy and that interest rate settings are now at what it considers to be neutral. The US dollar continues its decline against the euro and yen on the back of narrowing interest rate spreads with financial ...

Hedge funds expect more USD rallies: Greenwich-Van

... proportion of hedge fund managers upbeat on the USD has jumped from 40 to 50 per cent, while the proportion holding a neutral view has almost doubled from 15 to 28 per cent. But the critical issue is that now only one-fifth of hedge fund managers expect ...

Select's alternatives "recommended"

... equity, commodities and infrastructure and offers hedge fund strategies managed by Gottex Fund Management, whose market neutral and enhanced market neutral funds are both four star rated by S&P. Zenith's Ben Davies said Select's fund is suitable for ...

Lonsec warns MTMs to seek new boutique managers

... they continuously investigate potential sources of returns." The report revealed that MTMs continue to construct style-neutral portfolios but added that the changes from last year included more exposure to alternative assets such as hedge funds and global ...

If the HAT fits: Intech launch into absolute returns

... more concentrated with only 60 stocks, 90 less than the average multi-manager product and will not be structured around a neutral investment style or market caps. Intech have employed four initial managers, including Herschel, Highbridge, Lazard and ...

INVESCO to make waves in retail market

... states. They will also add a retail income fund, an institutional fixed income fund and a US equity long/short market neutral fund to their product range during the second quarter of 2006. First off the rank though is a wholesale Japan fund, following ...

Suncorp feels better now with Medibank mandate

... it includes three small-cap specialists in its multi-manager portfolio, which was redesigned in 2004 to offer a style neutral but global portfolio. The Suncorp World Equities Trust is expected to prove popular as the Medibank mandate is likely the first ...