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BT multi asset fund gets top Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Lonsec has upgraded the BT Active Balanced Wholesale Fund to 'Highly Recommended' - its highest possible rating. In its latest research report on the fund managed by Martyn Wild, Lonsec said the fund is "considered to be reasonably well resourced and ...

Spire Copper Rock small cap fund added to two platforms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... Australian index market exposure," Spire Capital director Dale Holmes said. "Many advisers have exposure to the Australian small cap sector and/or large cap global equities and this fund complements that position as advisers and investors look for sources ...

IFM Investors launches new equities team

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... complement the firm's existing strategies, including enhanced passive Australian and global equities, and Australian small cap active equities. IFM Investors chief executive Brett Himbury said the new equities capacity filled a gap in the current suite ...

Pengana finding plenty to buy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
Investing in toilet paper and toothpaste type companies can feed a fund's growth on a day-to-day basis and help Australian investors survive local equities market turmoil. This is one part of an investment strategy deployed by senior fund manager for ...

SG Hiscock finds value far from ASX big caps

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
Australian small caps appear increasingly attractive to investors who are overexposed to ASX20 companies, but reluctant to increase their international exposure, SG Hiscock portfolio manager Callum Burns said. The SGH ICE portfolio invests in what Burns ...

UBS enters SIV space

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... portfolio managers, who together hold over 65 years of industry experience. "We are delighted to be able offer an Australian small cap product which has been designed specifically for clients seeking a SIV compliant fund," said Stephen Wood, co-portfolio ...

Pengana and PanAgora strike new deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Global quantitative manager PanAgora Asset Management will bring its institutional funds management capabilities to the Australian retail market through an agreement struck with Pengana Capital. The deal expands Pengana's investment solutions with a ...

Investors beware IPOs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUN 2014
The excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs) can inflate prices and lead investors away from their disciplined investment process, Hyperion portfolio manager Joel Gray has warned. "Rising equity markets have seen the tide of IPOs rise ...

Going solo: Australian equity houses at risk of talent exodus

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
... talented stockpickers to solo projects, according to van Eyk Research. With a number of well-established Australian small cap managers at or close to full capacity, the investment research house said the environment is ripe for experienced Australian ...

Channel Capital acquires QIC small cap business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
QIC's Australian small cap investment team will shortly join Brisbane-based global investment business Channel Capital. QIC agreed to divest its smaller companies capability after determining it a non-core business. Channel Capital was spun out fund ...