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SSgA launches global index fund with value bias

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... qualities of value investing with the benefits of passive index style investment management. The SSgA Wealth Weighted Global Equities Index Strategy tracks the FTSE GWA Developed Index, a recent index developed by Global Wealth Allocations Limited (GWA) ...

Zurich appoints Denning Pryce to manage new income fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2006
... director of investments, Matthew Drennan, said the high yield fund was aiming to deliver returns by focusing on Australian equities and derivatives strategies without leveraging investments. "The fund is designed for investors who want high and consistent ...

Risky LPTs distorting the sector: Macquarie

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... LPT sector is not what it was - there's a lot more risk there than there was and it is much more correlated to general equities." So where did the Macquarie DDR Trust fit on the LPT spectrum of risk? "That's simple. We're what you'd describe as core ...

New alternatives offering from van Eyk

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2006
... aim to offer investors a source of diversification away from the more traditional asset classes. "The strong run that equities have seen over recent years may not last, so this may be an opportune time for financial advisors to look at alternatives for ...

New era for BlackRock

... provide MLIM access to BlackRock's strong fixed income and property capabilities and in turn give BlackRock an established equities portfolio base in Australia. "The coming together of these two companies globally is a real opportunity for us," said ...

Fidelity Aust Equities Fund upgraded on third birthday

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
Fidelity's Australian Equities Fund has had its rating upgraded by Morningstar after growing its local investment team and laying down a track record for its first three years. Morningstar has moved the fund to a highly recommended rating, up from investment ...

Hyperion shuffles the top of the deck

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2006
... additional boutique manager, Plato Investment Management. Hyperion also announced it had secured a new $30 million Australian equities mandate from CoInvest, the portable long service scheme for Victoria's construction industry workers.

BT scores $100m Mercer mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
Mercer Global Investments has awarded BT Financial Group a $100 million Australian equities mandate. The money is to be managed in an active, concentrated Australian equities portfolio and Martin Franc, BT head of sales, said the Mercer mandate is recognition ...

HSBC alternatives eyes off Australian entry

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... in Australia is overwhelming," he said. "When you consider the capacity of flows in super and the size of the domestic equities and bonds markets, the law of numbers says that money has to go offshore." The plans come several years after the part Packer ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2006
... Exchange, the December share price index contract lifted 87 points to 5083 on a volume of 11,893 contracts. Macquarie equities adviser Helen Spencer said the local market is "absolutely surging" on the back of the positive US moves. "The star performers ...