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Canadian pension fund returns topping 14 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... common as the good performance run of Canadian pension funds is continuing to be driven by both domestic and international equities. "Since hitting their low-point in March of 2003, [Canadian] pensions have benefited from impressive equity numbers and ...

BT gets Oarsome and rows ahead of fleet

... development manager role at BT looking after the group's managed fund products, particularly in Australian and international equities. He has also assumed the role as BT's brand ambassador. "I was always interested in the finance. I did the economics ...

FUM surges to $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
... 'other', and hedge funds. The five slowest sectors were diversified pooled wholesale funds, Australian fixed, international equities, wholesale-pooled and cash." Rainmaker said ethical/SRI have stolen the spotlight at the end of the 2006 calendar year ...

Industry funds and master trusts share top honours

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
... Australian equities sector one year returns table while Mercer, AXA, Accountants Super and BT dominated in international equities. Importantly, while the average return for the Australian equities sector was 22 per cent for the year, the top funds were ...

Fund managers still favour international shares

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... surveys Australian fund managers about their sentiment towards a range of investments, including local and international equities, listed property trusts, bonds and cash. This quarter's survey showed that, despite ongoing resilience, the market pull-back ...

QIC makes room for new managers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2007
QIC has terminated mandates with Denver and AQR in order to make room for two new managers in the QIC International Equities Small Companies Fund, Skyhawk and ClariVest. Skyhawk, based in Memphis, Tennessee, is a high conviction fundamental stock picker ...

HESTA appoints three intl long-short managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2007
... managers with a total allocation of just under $300 million. The mandates represent one-tenth of their international equities strategic asset allocation that includes another 14 incumbents, half of which were appointed within the last two years. "We ...

BlackRock gets rolling with Citi

... available, four of which are Citigroup products, although Carideo said they will be adding more soon, including "international equities" type portfolios. Praemium's national sales and market manager Warren Gibson said they now have the facility to trade ...

AXA wins Morningstar's Fund Manager of the Year

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2007
... on the specific equity performance pertinent to that sector," said Serhan. AXA/Bernstein's dominance in international equities played a big roll in the award. "The AXA/Bernstein value team took out the overall award for the international sector as well ...

Asset Super's strategic investment shift

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2007
... Super has made wholesale changes to its investment strategy by reducing its exposure to Australian and international equities and Australian bonds in favour of a shift to global and domestic listed property trusts and international bonds. The winners ...