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Macquarie launches cap protection product

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... Investments executive director, said Macquarie Portfolio Select gives investors a choice to tap Australian and international equities, including thematic investments such as global agriculture or China. The minimum ungeared investment will cost investors ...

MLC cuts Wellington and appoints Carnegie

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
MLC has axed Wellington Management Company from its global equities fund manager line-up, and appointed Carnegie Asset Management as its new investment manager. Wellington's mandate was terminated because the firm tended to show "higher turnover than ...

India Equities Fund proposes return of capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
John Pereira, chief executive of the India Equities Fund, has not ruled out launching another Indian equities strategy but said he is more concerned with meeting existing shareholders and returning capital to investors. According to an ASX statement ...

Australian dollar separates winners and losers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2010
Patient unhedged global equities investors are rewarded as the value of the Australian dollar falls against the greenback but the same event may be causing havoc in portfolios that aren't regularly rebalanced, according to experts. The Australian dollar's ...

Orion still well regarded despite downgrade: CEO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Asset Management expects continued support from financial planners despite a ratings firm downgrade of their Australian equities fund in a recent peer review. Tim Ryan, chief executive and chief investment officer at Orion, said the fund manager is well ...

Addwealth seeks to triple FUA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... underpins the firm's investment strategy. During the 2007 to 2008 market crash, Addwealth sold completely out of the equities market and moved clients' funds into cash. In December 2007, the firm sold out of listed property - sparing their clients from ...

AUI boosts retail and insto arms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... Dexia and has also worked for ING Australia and ANZ. McAssey's focus will be on the growth of AUI's two international equities joint ventures (Wingate Asset Management and the Asian equities business Seres Asset Management) as well as promoting AUI's ...

FTSE partners for Asia Pacific IPO index

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... of Asia Pacific companies. The index series allows investors to gain access to the early performance of newly issued equities. Product providers can create exchange traded funds (ETF), index tracking funds and derivatives using the series. The FTSE Renaissance ...

BlackRock portfolio managers resign

S&P RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... the strategies until a solution is found. McCorry is taking on Jackson's responsibilities as head of scientific active equities. S&P placed the following funds on hold: the BlackRock Scientific Australian Equity; Scientific International Equity; Indexed ...

Hyperion Aus Growth Companies eyes ASX300

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
... planners locally, based on the Mercer survey for the 12 months to 30 June last year. Similarly, the Hyperion Australian Equities ASX 300 composite had returned 16 per cent p.a. over five years, or double the returns of its benchmark, the S&P/ASX 300 ...