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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2006
... Macquarie Office Trust, Macquarie Prologis Trust and Select Managed Funds all release first half earnings. Also on the equities front National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart speaks in Melbourne while James Hardie Industries releases its ...

Lower risks from hedge fund strategies causing a rethink

While global hedge funds continue to outperform global equities, the big news is that they are doing it for only one-third the risk. The latest GreenwichVan Hedge Fund Index report for January 2006 shows that the S&P 500 scored a return, in local currency ...

Credit Suisse CEO departs

... County NatWest, he managed the balanced funds and specialist equity portfolios. He also worked as director and head of UK equities at NatWest Investment Management in London. In the early years of his career, McKinnon was an equities analyst/dealer for ...

Macquarie Pro Series takes off with Concord Capital

... radar." A bottom-up fund manager that focuses on high conviction stories and a concentrated allocation of purely Australian equities, Concord Capital was originally seeded by van Eyk as part of their Blueprint Series and the firm is totally owned by ...

TWUSUPER throws weight behind alternatives

... similar alternatives and another $140 million, $70 million each, to long/short fund managers in overseas and domestic equities. "Whilst none of the objectives were changed, with the way we're going to achieve the returns Mercer has recommended a greater ...

Next closes Trust managed accounts deal

... "This is an area that is extremely specialised," he said, adding "Our expertise is in processing and administering direct equities into direct accounts." Kennedy said the "drive" in growth is an increased demand for direct equity investments, as opposed ...

Ausbil Dexia dominates Morningstar awards

... Investors and Vanguard. The awards, with winners crowned on Friday night, also honoured Ausbil as best manager for domestic equities and domestic equities small caps. Ausbil was applauded by Morningstar for their strong performance-driven culture, stable ...

High yield mortgage funds score high ratings

... mortgage funds have attracted investor interest as they provide higher returns than cash and at lower volatility compared to equities. Their credibility, however, has been tainted by the problems surrounding Westpoint as the public tar the sector with ...

MLIM and BlackRock create $1.35 trillion fund

... combined business while MLIM's president and chief investment officer Robert Doll will be the vice chairman, CIO of global equities and chairman of the private client operating committee. The new BlackRock will have an estimated $1.35 trillion in assets ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
... points. TOKYO - The Nikkei average lost around 1.5 per cent as concern that foreigners were retreating from Japanese equities prompted investors to cash in. The Nikkei finished down 252.04 points at 15,932.83, closing below the 16,000 mark for only the ...