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Vice fund underperforms S&P 500 by 13pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
... returning more than six per cent. The fund's concentrated portfolio holds Phillip Morris International, Lorillard, Lockhead Martin Corporation, British American Tobacco, Carlsberg and Raytheon. The fund is distributed Quasar Distributors in the US.

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... bonds. By contrast, a typical pension fund in Australia invests 57 per cent in equities and only 13 per cent in bonds. Martin Goss, senior investment consultant at Towers Watson in Australia, said that the difference had a lot to do with how much 'defined ...

LKM directors blocked from leaving Oz

ASIC RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2010
ASIC has successfully stopped Rolf Koops and Sandra Martin, directors of collapsed debenture scheme operator LKM Capital, which cost investors $63 million in losses, from leaving the country. The NSW Federal Court ordered that Koops and Martin be restrained ...

CFS signs distribution deal with Aspect

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
... roll out further structured products using Aspect's alpha-generating capacity throughout the year," he said. Anthony Todd, Martin Lueck, Michael Adam and Eugene Lambert founded Aspect Capital. The deal means Aspect Capital's distribution arrangement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... Ordinaries index gained 6.6 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 4,936.1 points. NEW YORK - US stock markets were closed for the Martin Luther King Jr public holiday on Monday. On Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average had its first triple-digit drop of 2010 ...

BTIM wins $450m into 130/30 fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... is managed by portfolio manager Jim Taylor, who reports to industry veteran Crispin Murray, head of equity strategies. Martin Franc, head of sales and marketing at BT Investment Management, said the fund started to receive inflows since the short sell ...

Governments could cause next GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2009
... governments could be the perpetrator of the next GFC as unchecked debt and overspending take their toll, warns an expert. Martin Barnes, an investment veteran and managing editor of Bank Credit Analyst Research, told an IMCA conference audience that ...

Aus Ethical adds equities analyst

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... expertise in alternative energies will be a great boost to smart energy focus of the International Equities Trust," said Martin Halloran, chief investment officer at Australian Ethical.

ARIA appoints portfolio manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
The $15.9 billion ARIA has appointed Martin McComish as portfolio manager, listed international equities. McComish has over 15 years experience working in a range of roles, including at Commonwealth Funds Management (CFM) and Total Risk Management (TRM) ...

Invesco buys Morgan Stanley's retail arm

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... solutions to our retail and institutional clients around the world and better position Invesco for long-term success," said Martin Flanagan, president and chief executive at Invesco. The transaction has been approved by the directors of both companies ...