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UK alternative weightings quadruple

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
UK pension funds now have record low weightings to domestic equities and record high weightings to international equities while weightings to alternative assets have quadrupled in four years, according to a survey by Pension Funds Online, the UK directory ...

VFMC gets centralised

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... Australia, Vanguard pioneered the technique in 2004 with MLC. VFMC is introducing the system over part of its Australian equities portfolio to cut transaction costs and improve returns for multi-manager strategies. "Compared with a traditional multi-manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2007
... Index for July will be released, while the St George/ACCC Business Expectations survey for June quarter also is due. In equities, reporting season continues with both Primary Health Care Ltd and Hills Industries Ltd announcing their full year results. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2007
The Australian share market was again a sea of red this morning after US equities ended in turmoil on Friday amid falling credit markets and concerns over US jobs numbers. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index has shed 96.8 points to 5924.2 while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
The Australian share market continued its recovery this morning, after US equities rallied overnight, but experts say more volatility is to come. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had shot up 35.2 points to 6047 while the All Ordinaries increased ...

MAB in hiring spree

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... manager of MAB Funds Management. Phipp's experience with global equity markets and specialist regional and emerging market equities is expected to align with MAB's continuing international expansion. Toli Prantzos has also joined MAB as an asset manager ...

Sub-prime dominoes falling

... contagion's knock-on effect has so far collided with leveraged loans, investment grade bonds, high yield currencies and global equities. Now local councils are feeling the heat. While consensus has been that the sub-prime fallout would remain contained ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... of England and the European Central Bank kept interest rates on hold, and a raft of upbeat earnings helped lift global equities. The FTSE closed up 49.7 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 6,300.3 after hitting its lowest level since March in the last session. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2007
... Australian share market is a sea of green this morning, despite wiping off nearly $60 billion in value yesterday, after US equities shot up shortly before close overnight. US investors picked up shares beaten down by worries over deteriorating credit ...

CFS GAM appoints Australian Equities head

... Asset Management has appointed a senior executive from Morgan Stanley, Marcus Fanning, to head the group's Australian Equities (Growth). Fanning replaces Simon Shields, the former head of Australian Equities (GDP Plus), who left the group in June and ...