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Waked triggers double downgrade

MORNINGSTAR REPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
The BlackRock Scientific Australian Equities strategy has received a double downgrade from 'highly recommended' to 'investment grade' by Morningstar after the departure of Morry Waked. The Morningstar report said Waked, former global chief investment ...

Rise of mini-mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... without the insto costs of a traditional derivative strategy. To date, Instreet's products offer exposure to Australian equities, Asian equities and the commodities sector.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... price index futures contract was 21 points lower at 4,729 points on volume of 13,443 contracts. RBS Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said US markets were slightly lower overnight and did not provide much of a lead to the local bourse, but ...

Untangling the Astarra web continues

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2010
... in assets at the end of June, and AWPS. The four other funds involved are: Asttar Portfolio Services, Astarra Overseas Equities Pool and ARP Growth Fund and Regional Land Property Fund.

Greencape Capital wins $600m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
Institutional investors are drawn to the stockpicking know-how of Australian equities boutique Greencape Capital, pouring $600 million into the fund in the last three months. David Pace, portfolio manager and analyst at the firm, said they've won $400 ...

ASSET Super appoints LGT Capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... the last stage of its investment restructuring process that included changes to its cash, international and Australian equities, alternative and international fixed interest mandates in August last year.

AMIST backs after-tax benchmarking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... AMIST Super has become the first super fund to adopt the FTSE ASFA Australia after-tax benchmarks for its Australian equities managers. John Livanas, chief executive at AMIST Super, which has more than $280 million in invested in Australian equities ...

Data data everywhere

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... markets well, a bit out of sorts today. Friday night's performance on Wall Street was not telling enough to sway Australian equities one way or another. US equity indices were generally flat on the day, down for the week and up on the month, which, according ...

Funds want better EMs access

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... gain access to the sector, said Bruce Murphy, managing director BNY Mellon Asset Management in Australia. International equities now make up 23 per cent of all new mandate appointments, a trend that is gently rising from the 17 per cent share they accounted ...

State Super Fin Services CIO resigns, takes VIC Super post

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Welsh said they are not in the market to appoint mandates at the moment). At present, VIC Super manages their Australian equities in-house alongside some fixed income investments run on a passive basis. "Oscar's an investment veteran with an impeccable ...