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AXA Framlington eyes Japanese tech firms

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010

... country's demand for sophisticated technology grows. The qualitative fund manager's Global Opportunities fund, which beat the MSCI World by more than 10 per cent during 2009, is searching for companies around the world that are benefiting from the emerging ...

In Kerr Neilson we trust

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010

... director at Platinum, and his team. The fund returned more than 19 per cent in the 12 months to December last year, beating the MSCI World ex-Australia (Net Dividend) by nearly 20 per cent. This result places in on Rainmaker's top 10 best performing ...

ERSEL selects RIMES for tech

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010

... will be able to tap benchmark and market data from RIMES, combined with the multi-asset class performance analytics from MSCI Barra, he said. Founded in Turin as 'Studio Giubergia', Ersel focuses on asset management services. In 1983 it set up the first ...

Room for Russia in BRIC

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2010

... fund available in Australia has a 19 per cent allocation to emerging markets, some 6 per cent more than its benchmark (the MSCI-All Country index). Murray Brewer, the Australia head, said their allocation to emerging markets aided their portfolio returns. ...

Pengana Asian Equities goes retail

COMPANY RELEASE | THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009

... Since its inception in July 2008, the fund has achieved an annualised return of 18.9 per cent net of fees, outperforming the MSCI Asia Index, which had a negative annualised return of 5.4 per cent during this period. It has a 3-star rating from S&P. ...

Age of greener capitalism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009

... with a philosophy that cuts across all its strategies. Forbes noted that Generation's Global Equity portfolio has beaten the MSCI by 900bp p.a. since its 2004 launch, and he said it is Generation's formula of being a specialist investment house that ...

Canadian pensions stage Q3 recovery

COMPANY RELEASE | MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009

... to September. While Canada's pension funds have recovered somewhat, the strong domestic dollar had impacted returns. The MSCI World index jumped 20 per cent in local currency (US) terms but pension plans only rose by just over 10 per cent when converted ...

Mandates for commodities and EM managers

RUTH LIEW | FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2009

Chinese Australians return to the East

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009

... over a one-year period returned 21.5 per cent to August 31, and over 30 per cent in the last six months. By contrast, the MSCI China Free Index returned 2.8 per cent over one year, and 20.4 per cent in the last six months. The performance has certainly ...

Bassanese backs Aus eqs and LPTs

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009

... an overweight holding in the ASX 200, ASX 200 REITs and the Emerging Markets. The portfolio holds a benchmark weighting to MSCI EAFE and an underweight position in cash and the S&P 500. The Model Portfolio, which takes a medium-term view, has returned ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN

Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA

Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI

The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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