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TAAM to add two more clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2010
... rest of the world." Sartori expects the amount of inflows to keep coming as super funds invest more in emerging market equities than in the developed markets. "I think it's gone from scepticism to almost a consensus view that global emerging markets ...

Kosmos wins $50m from Maritime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
The $3 billion Maritime Super has appointed a $50 million Aussie equities mandate with boutique fund manager Kosmos Asset Management. Peter Robertson, chief executive of Maritime Super, said the fund was in the process of transferring the $50 million ...

CFS signs distribution deal with Aspect

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... futures trading that seeks to provide consistent returns across more than 100 international futures markets in cash, bonds, equities, currencies and commodities. Brian Bissaker, chief executive at Colonial First State, said the firm plans to launch an ...

Japanese history lesson

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... anniversary, the second, the third...the 19th. For 2009 marked the 20th year when those who placed their bets on Japanese equities still count their losses. The optimism and increased risk appetite for equities in 2009 may have taken the Japanese stock ...

SMSFs buy more Aussie shares

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... "healthy $16,000". But rather than parking the money in cash, SMSF investors are once again putting their funds into the equities market to make the most out of the rebound. Direct shares, which has always been the preferred method of investing in equity ...

European and Japanese funds on the outer

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... Japanese shares have shrunk as investors eye opportunities in emerging markets, according to a report. A review of regional equities by Standard & Poor's found the sector had fewer strategies available than the prior review. The firm rated four strategies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... mounting losses from loans at JPMorgan Chase & Co and a disappointing consumer sentiment reading sent investors rushing from equities on Friday. The Dow fell 100.90, or 0.9 per cent, to 10,609.65, the biggest drop since it lost 120 points on the final ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... first-half profit is likely to be a bigger than expected $2.9 billion, is likely to prevent heavy losses among local equities. At 0635 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 29 points lower at 4,842. In economics ...

Add some sugar, then blend

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
... planners to demonstrate to clients the impact of portfolio construction on their investments. "Our Australian and Global Equities Blending Tools are a quick and efficient way to blend a range of equities funds to create and test various portfolio outcomes," ...

Eslake joins Wingate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010
International equities fund manager, Wingate Asset Management, has appointed former ANZ Bank chief economist Saul Eslake to the investment advisory committee. Eslake was chief economist for 15 years at ANZ Bank and, prior to that, worked as chief economist ...