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Tale of two extremes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... 1990s. In contrasts to the extreme investor pessimism that characterised the mood heading into the 9 March 2009 low for US equities, there seemed to be nothing to stop share prices of companies with dotcom attached to it from heading higher...and higher. ...

Health Super reviews intl equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
Health Super has reviewed its international equities portfolio, cutting three investment mandates being cut and focusing on high conviction strategies. Chris Clausen, chief executive at Health Super, said the fund reviewed its international fund manager ...

Don't know where to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... Directionless...is the word that could be applied to equity markets as we head for the end of this week's trading. Global equities were of course taking their cue from the global trend-setter that is Wall Street. As at last night - after four days of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... for January, and the Australian Office of Financial Management issues details of its next tender of indexed bonds In equities news, NZ-based retailer The Warehouse Group, which is listed both in Australia and NZ, released first half results early on ...

Praemium targets new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
... services, and working on a separately managed account offering that gives investors exposure to asset classes outside equities. Speaking at the Praemium Business Solutions Conference yesterday, Arthur Naoumidis, group chief executive of Praemium, said ...

Caution drives SMSFs to remain in cash: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... financial crisis had influenced their decisions when balancing the cash component with other asset classes including equities and property. While 31 per cent of respondents said they are optimistic about the performance of their SMSF this year, 26 per ...

Schroders scoops intl equities mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
Schroder Investment Management Limited (Schroders) has won an international equities mandate with WA-based fund GESB. In a press statement, GESB noted it chose Schroders following a review of the core component of its $2.7 billion international equity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... index contract was 36 points higher at 4,811 points, on volume of 14,640 contracts. Burrell Stockbroking's director of equities, Richard Herring, said the market had given back some of its earlier gains, but was still firmer overall after Wall Street's ...

UniSuper rejigs equities, combines cash and FI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
The $25 billion UniSuper has restructured its Australian and international equities allocations within its eight pre-mixed investment options, and combined cash and fixed interest under one asset class. UniSuper has largely upped its allocations towards ...

New FM for Share Plus

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... strong understanding of Perpetual's culture and investment philosophy having previously worked in our core Australian equities team for a perod of seven years up to 2001." Share-Plus' strategy is the same as the firm's Wholesale Australian fund with ...