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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... Treasury bonds. In company news, David Jones Ltd releases its half year results. On Tuesday, bank stocks drove Australian shares to the highest close in a month after gains in financials overseas showed some confidence in the troubled sector was returning. ...

Westpac launches BlueChip20

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
Westpac has launched an Australian shares separately managed account (SMA) that invests in the blue chip stocks to entice generation X into the market. The BlueChip20 SMA allows investors to build a portfolio in Australia's top 20 firms for a $2,500 ...

OneAnswer adds six

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
... classes within the one platform," said Pankhurst. The new funds added to the OneAnswer platform include BT Core Australian Shares, Fidelity Australian Equities, Legg Mason Global Multi Sector Bond, RARE Infrastructure Value, T.Rowe Price Global Equity ...

Spec Super goes public

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
... be invested in cash securities. This new option complements the six other options including capital stable, Australian shares and cash enhanced. The fund's insurance has become account based, which according to the Spec Super, means members retain insurance ...

Boutiques hire ex-Macq BDMs

MEDIA RELEASES  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... invest again in structured products," said Instreet managing director, George Lucas. In other news, boutique Australian shares manager, Integrity Investment Management appointed Rob Lewis to key account manager. Lewis previously worked at Macquarie Bank ...

AMP forays into SMAs

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... AMP Personalised Portfolio, he said. The product offers more than 25 SMA model portfolios, primarily offering Australian shares. More than 60 managed funds are also available across the other major asset classes. The product is suitable for clients with ...

Unlisted assets hold value: BUSS(Q)

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... five per cent giving a flat total return for the year," said O'Sullivan last year. "This is clearly better than Australian shares that are down around 40 per cent for the year." BUSS(Q)'s infrastructure assets make up roughly 12 per cent and its combined ...

Bellwether hires AFM for mandate search

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
... The Melbourne based boutique fund manager uses a quantitative and qualitative investment process to invest in Australian shares. The firm's flagship Australian Shares Fund is a high conviction fund which invests in a maximum 30 large cap stocks. The ...

Asgard and IOOF add Patriot funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... returned 10.91 per cent per annum, beating its benchmark of 3.51 per cent. During the same period, the firm's Australian Shares Fund also outperformed its 2.29 per cent benchmark by achieving 2.43 per cent returns. Patriot's investment style is to approach ...

Quant and quals brave the bear

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... but the momentum is what's currently lacking," said Hamson. Karara Capital manages 10 per cent of the Russell Australian Shares Fund, while Plato manages 15 per cent of the Russell Australian Opportunities Fund.