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Active manager mandates to increase: Mercer

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... recent turnaround. "We've always had the view that you have to be actively managed in those asset classes [such as Aussie equities], there is quite compelling evidence of alpha and outperformance and additional returns from active management," said Eagleton. ...

T. Rowe Price to grow retail presence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... their flagship product, the Global Equity Strategy, will also appeal to financial planners. "We have the highest [global equities] rating across insto and retail," said Brewer, noting the group's top recommendation from researchers Van Eyk and Lonsec. ...

Equities jackpot for HNWs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... demand direct equity investments in the coming years. With client demand expected to be strong in the area of direct equities, wealth managers said they will invest more resources into these products. Nearly 45 per cent of wealth managers said direct ...

CSRF lends more weight to domestic equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... to introduce a "bias to Australian shares" across all its investment options bar one, at the expense of international equities. The trustee told members in its latest newsletter that the fund has completed its latest asset allocation review. The major ...

Seven in 10 investors are bullish: ML

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... managers. Portfolio managers are picking themselves up slowly from last year's markets debris and starting to re-play the equities game. Average cash holdings for instance have fallen 0.5 per cent in one month alone, from 4.9 per cent to 4.3 per cent ...

Asset Super completes intl mandates review

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
Asset Super has made sweeping changes to its international equities and bonds mandates, dropping seven out of eight international equities fund managers and appointing nine new mandates across both asset classes. Asset Super has discontinued mandates ...

Integrity and Bennelong win HIP mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
Health Industry Plan (HIP) superannuation is redirecting cash flow to Australian equities, awarding investment mandates to Integrity Investment Management and Bennelong Funds Management. Ross Bernays, chief executive at HIP, said the firm reviewed its ...

...and what it means for Australian instos

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... and First State Superannuation Scheme. UniSuper has mandates with both providers, a total $1.8 billion enhanced indexed equities mandates with BGI and a $600-plus million international FI mandate with BlackRock. "If you look at it globally, there's very ...

BlackRock to buy Barclays Global Investors...

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... recommend it to Barclays' shareholders for approval. Together, the combined firm will see product offerings including equities, fixed income, cash management and alternatives. It will also offer clients diversified access to global markets through separate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
... dollar rose, reducing exporters' earnings, and wholesale interest rates rose, reducing the attraction of investing in equities. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 31.43 points, or 1.11 per cent, at 2796.54.