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Equities sentiment still holding up

Despite the sub-prime induced equities turmoil, sentiment to the sector has stayed remarkably robust in both domestic and international markets. According to the latest Financial Standard market expectations survey, 54 per cent of respondents still ...

Perpetual rejigs wealth and asset mgmt arms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... in line with the growing importance of the group's private client business. The five new business units are Australian equities, global equities, income and multi sector, private wealth and operations. While the wealth and asset management divisions ...

Galton leaves RCM for CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
Former head of research of RCM, Greg Galton, has taken on the plum role as head of research of the Australian Equities, Growth team at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Prior to joining the group, Galton was the head of Australian ...

Bridges over fresh waters

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... McLaughlin said he expected to add three more funds to the list in the near future including Legg Mason international equities, AMP Core Property and T.Rowe Price international share fund. He said most of the new funds had performed well in the past ...

Aussie super funds leap into top 300

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
... REST (289). The reasons behind the growth, according to the research, included a strong Aussie dollar, booming local equities, fund mergers, strong Superannuation Guarantee contributions and the establishment of the Future Fund. However, despite the ...

The great Australian FM shuffle

Who is managing your money? According to a new report, more than a third of household names in Australian equities fund management lost a key portfolio manager or analyst in the last seven months, changing the balance of power and muscle in the local ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
While credit and liquidity worries have continued to pound global equities markets, it's all been water off a Peking duck's back to China. According to Moody's Investors Service, Asia Pacific as a whole has been shrugging off sub-prime crisis and liquidity. ...

Future Fund appoints former QIC head strategist

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
... property fund with the aim to capture returns from so-called "incubator assets". "The days of just putting your money into equities and bonds are over. Managers now have to work a lot harder to generate the returns demanded by clients," said Day in a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... September share price index contract was 26 points lower at 6,225 on a volume of 12,776 contracts. ABN Amro Morgans senior equities adviser Geoff Voller said the relative inactivity on the market was a result of people "sitting on their hands" waiting ...

BlackRock scoops record $1.1bn quant mandate

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
BlackRock has won a $1.1 billion Australian equities mandate from Mercer Global Investments. It is the largest quantitative mandate Blackrock has received and is worth a third of their existing $3.5 billion in assets under management. Ken Liow, head ...