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Charles River adds 13 Aussie clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... list. The firm now has 30 Australian clients including newcomers Linwar Securities, Patersons Securities, Southern Cross Equities, Commonwealth Securities, Euroz Securities, Foresight Securities and Taylor Collison. Cameron Field, Charles River Development ...

UBS Global Access targets tough times

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... Fund, which aims to provide investors with exposure to a 90 per cent capital protected investment based on three regional equities themes. "Global equity valuations are near historical lows, which to some investors may represent a buying opportunity ...

G20 to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... Attractive valuation? Crisis solved? Factor X? Whatever the reason, Wall Street see'd again when it should have saw'ed. US equities surged almost 7 per cent last night despite a plethora of more gloomy news. Below are some of the overnight news headlines ...

Karara restructures for Aus eq focus

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... Capital will be a fully employee-owned business after it reshuffled its company structure to focus on its Australian equities expertise. Karara announced yesterday that its key investment staff will continue to manage Aussie equities. The new business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2008
... 13,939.09. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket slid as Asian shares fell for a second day after another poor session for equities in the United States. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 27.377 points, or 0.978 per cent, at 2772.186.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... local market was once again following the lead of a weaker Wall Street but there were also concerns about Australian equities. "There is ongoing concern about company earnings," Mr Russell said. "The impact of a few corporate disasters like ABC Learning ...

Long-only turmoil pushes investors to hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
As the GFC batters confidence in long-only equities, sentiment is turning to hedge funds, provided you partner with groups that are reputable and well run, said Spencer Young, chief executive officer of HFA Holdings. The result is institutional investors ...

Thumbs up for high conviction: van Eyk

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
High conviction fund managers look set to reap the rewards of a sluggish Aussie equities market, according to new research by van Eyk. Soaring fee levels have generally discouraged and disappointed investors in the high conviction space, compared to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
... of the previous day's gains, and investors generally stayed on the sidelines, as the market followed a slide in global equities. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed down 38.29 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 2799.56. In early trading today, the NZ index fell ...

Japan's pensions turn to alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Japanese pension funds are rethinking their diversification strategy and planning to reduce their domestic equities allocation in favour of more alternative assets such as absolute return products, according to a new survey. A JPMorgan Asset Management ...