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Afternoon market wrap: Shares drift lower in late trade

... losses, but then drifted lower to end the day at 3035.2. But the bond market was unable to capitalise on the weakness in equities, the yield on the benchmark 10-year bond unchanged at 4.815%. The Australian dollar was also weaker, trading at $US0.6640. ...

QIC deputy announces retirement

QIC deputy chief executive and Australian equities executive general manager Peter Forbes has announced his intention to retire from full time employment in order to pursue a non-executive director career in the corporate arena. "It has been a unique ...

Morningstar reconfirms Tower's one star rating

... detailed assessment - and perhaps changes to this rating - will be made once the new multi manager approach for Australian equities has been fully disclosed. "Our conclusion is that tower should be able to execute a manager-of-manager strategy adequately," ...

Morning Market Wrap: US Shares Finish Modestly Higher

US equities ended Thursday trade a touch higher, as new economic data continued to paint a picture of sluggish economic recovery. Also, after market reports from Oracle Corp. and Adobe Systems Inc. provided a mixed outlook for earnings growth. The Dow ...

Survey reveals reduced investor confidence in managed funds

... investors with margin loans believe managed funds are equally as risky as shares and so are more likely to gear directly into equities this year, according to the Macquarie Margin Lending (MML) annual client survey of investor intentions. MML division ...

Super funds and master trusts back domestic share prices: survey

... those included in the most recent survey. Super funds and master trusts were also upbeat on the outlook for international equities. Just over two-thirds said they would rise in the next six-to-12 months, while a mere 5% said they would fall. The survey ...

Tower converts to multi-manager Australian equities approach

Tower Asset Management has implemented a new multi-manager approach for Australian equities for Tower Australia, it has announced. "This announcement represents a major shift in approach for investment products offered by Tower," the company said. "We ...

Morningstar reconfirms Macquarie's three-star rating

... left Macquarie's three-star rating unchanged following its decision to abandon its GARP investment style for Australian equities. "Macquarie's decision to exit its active 'Growth at a Reasonable Price' (GARP) style of Australian equities investment is ...

Morningstar reconfirms three-star rating for HSBC

... said HSBC has been struggling with poor fund flows, due principally to the underperformance of its large cap Australian equities funds. HSBC had planned to increase its funds under management from $4 billion at December 31 2001 to $10 billion in 2006. ...

QIC appoints two specialists for $300 million implemented fund

... mandates to Perennial Value Management and Portfolio Partners as part of its $300 million QIC Implemented Australian Equities Fund. The two mandates complete the manager line-up for the fund that was launched in July last year. "This is another example ...