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ETFs slash fund fees to 15bp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... BlackRock): a government securities fund, a bond market ETF, a US equities ETF, a US small cap ETF, an international equities ETF, and target date funds that are composites of the other five options. There are no property options. But not everyone is ...

Aus Ethical adds equities analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... decades. Nathan's expertise in alternative energies will be a great boost to smart energy focus of the International Equities Trust," said Martin Halloran, chief investment officer at Australian Ethical.

Wingate appoints senior analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
International equities manager Wingate Asset Management has appointed former Royal Bank of Scotland executive Alastair MacLeod as senior investment analyst. MacLeod joins Wingate from Royal Bank of Scotland in New York where he held roles including ...

First Super refines investment strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... option for example has been renamed the Balanced option to reflect its new asset allocations. Investments in international equities have decreased from the prior 30 per cent to 24 per cent. International equities (hedged) exposure has decreased from ...

Fidelity, Edinburgh and Sarasin win mandates

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... GESB has appointed Fidelity, Edinburgh Partners and Sarasin & Partners as new managers in its $2.5 billion international equities portfolio. GESB made the appointments following a review of its external managers and is focused on ensuring that a diversified ...

SMSFs tip more into international equities

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2009
SMSF allocation to international equities has increased for the first time in 18 months, a change in sentiment that bodes well for global equities managers hoping to tap into the country's fastest growing super segment. According to the Multiport SMSF ...

ARIA appoints portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The $15.9 billion ARIA has appointed Martin McComish as portfolio manager, listed international equities. McComish has over 15 years experience working in a range of roles, including at Commonwealth Funds Management (CFM) and Total Risk Management (TRM) ...

Future Fund trumps market, but only just

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... example, the Australian equities allocation jumped 45 per cent (or $2 billion in dollar terms) while the international equities allocation jumped 52 per cent (or $4.4 billion). More interesting to those that have closely watched the fund's cash holdings ...

Small caps and Asia on Auscoal radar

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
The $4.4 billion Auscoal Super is eyeing small caps and Asia as key international equities segments that currently present the most investment opportunities. Bruce Watson, chief executive of Auscoal, said the fund is seeing a number of opportunities ...

Focus on dividend outcome: Insync

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
... prove to be a strategy that generates interest among investors who have lost up to 20 per cent in their international equities investments at the end of last year. "The Insync Global Dividend Growth Fund is a dividend outcome fund and not a dividend ...