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Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... have more money than they know what to do with," he said. The numbers speak for themselves. Investec's African listed equities fund posted a high 63.3 per cent in returns since its inception in 2005, against a benchmark of 9.2 per cent. The firm's Pan ...

Schroders Greater Middle East fund raises $630m

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... to continue for the next seven years. Why invest in the region? Allan Conway, Schroders global head of emerging market equities, said the Middle East investment and equity markets had a "very low and in some cases negative" correlation to world markets ...

Everest B&B wins $200m Sunsuper mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... officer, said the super fund awarded mandate to Everest Babcock & Brown to gain returns which were not correlated to equities markets. "We were looking for someone who would work with us on a tailored product. We also saw some of the managers they'd ...

Plato wins OptiMix mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
Boutique fund manager Plato Investment Management has been appointed as an OptiMix Australian Equities manager. "[Plato's] addition to the OptiMix Wholesale Australian shares portfolio will improve the alpha potential and the use of short positions ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... fell 59.9 points to 5,354.9. The September share price index futures contract decreased 71 points to 5,238. Macquarie Equities adviser Helen Spencer said the market was down across the board. "The market has been quite soft and we've seen the financials ...

Ascalon buys 50pc stake in Sigrun

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... team at Sigrun has a three year track record of delivering strong risk adjusted returns in managing long only Australian equities in a high conviction style," said Basile. Lam said the firm tracked Sigrun's performance over a 12-month period and found ...

TRS pumps $1.26bn into PE

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Emerging Managers Program. Ranger Investment Management was selected to manage a $52.4 million small cap growth domestic equities mandate. Additionally, the TRS Board hired Fiduciary Management Associates to manage a $52.4 million small cap value domestic ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... points to 5,221. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the latest new motor vehicle sales for May. On the equities front, Lion Selection Ltd will hold a shareholder meeting to vote on sale of Indophil stake to Xstrata plc and BHP Billiton ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... to 5,449. The September share price index futures contract decreased 20 points to 5,339. ABN Amro Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said the market was down across the board. "The issue of the credit squeeze is still out and it will take quite ...

T.Rowe Global Equity fund 'highly recommended'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2008
... that T. Rowe Price continues to be a standout by virtue of its investment strength and capability in the international equities sector." T. Rowe Price manages more than $3 billion for Australian and New Zealand clients.