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Winton Capital wins Future Fund mandate

ALISON BEVEGE | MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011

Australia's Future Fund has awarded a new mandate to London-based alternative investment firm, Winton Capital Management. The $74.6 billion Future Fund, set up to help future Australian Governments pay the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities ...

Intl equities on a good run...

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009

... that the market has left the worst behind it is encouraging investors to make a comeback. As such, the MSCI World Equity index has scored a sharp turnaround over the past two months. Three weeks into May 2009, developed market equities - as measured ...

Platinum holds steady in upswing

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009

... equities fund which lost 22 per cent over the same period. But what's more promising is that last month, the MSCI Equity index jumped more than 32 per cent as the market surged on the back of better economic data and more positive investor sentiment. ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009

... past three trading sessions to 4.9 per cent. I don't see what the big deal is all about given that the US benchmark equity index remains almost 31 per cent above its 2009 low. I told you so. Suddenly wagging fingers have come out reminding equity investors ...

Japan wins for local instos

MICHAEL HOBBS | WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009

... Perennial Japanese Shares Composite (unhedged), BT WS Japanese Share fund, Platinum Japan fund and the Barclays Japan Equity Index fund were among the top ten best performing global equity funds last year. The Perennial Japanese Shares Composite (unhedged) ...

The January effect

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009

... entire year. If this assumption holds, equities are destined for a flat to positive performance this year. The major equity index's return over the first five days of the first month of 2009 is shown below: S&P 500 0.4% Dow Jones -0.1% All Ordinaries ...

Grant Samuel Epoch tops global shares survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008

... value-biased fund managers, only Grant Samuel Epoch stayed in the black, returning 1.2 per cent against the MSCI World equity index which lost 11 per cent during the same period. Epoch Investment Partners' US-based managing director in global portfolio ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG | THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008

... shape than most of its global counterparts. So far this year, developed equity markets, as measured by the MSCI World Equity Index, have lost more than 36 per cent of their value. America's S&P 500 index has fallen by 35 percent since the start of 2008. ...

CFS eyes fundamental indexing

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008

... Investments, which will have the exclusive right to use the Research Affiliates Fundamental Index to manage and distribute equity index funds in Australia, said the firm. The FI methodology measures companies' economic footprint using "fundamental" measures ...

FTSE war on terror

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2008

... Securities Advisory Group to launch the FTSE CSAG Terror-Free Index Series. The index is based on the FTSE Global Equity Index Series and will begin disseminating on Monday, March 31. According to a joint statement, the creation of the index has been ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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