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Super funds revisit heady days: Mercer

One week ahead of the end of the financial year, superannuation funds are on target to post their strongest returns since 1996/97, Mercer Investment Consulting said on Wednesday. Mercer Investment Consulting principal, David Carruthers said the estimated ...

Investco's Global Matrix Fund recommended: Zenith

Invesco's Global Matrix Fund has received a recommend rating from Melbourne-based investment research company Zenith Investment Partners after outperforming its index since inception in October 1999. The fund is weighted toward smaller companies and ...

Growth funds post negative returns in November: Mercer

The median growth fund delivered a return of -0.7 per cent in November, according to the latest survey of pooled funds by Mercer Investment Consulting. The negative return followed a 2.02% fall in the S&P/ASX 300 during the month and what Mercer described ...

Citigroup given low rating for international equities capability

Citigroup Asset Management Australia (CAMA) has been rated two out of five for its international equities capability, ratings group Morningstar has announced. CAMA outsources the management of international equities to London-based Citigroup Asset Management ...

Morningstar awards two stars to ABN AMRO international equities management

Morningstar has awarded two stars to ABN AMRO Asset Management's international equities fund management that are under the mandate of MLC. The ratings house said ABN AMRO adopts both a 'top down' industry and 'bottom up' stock selection approach, the ...

Vanguard earns middle rating: Morningstar

Vanguard Investments, which manages the international equities component of Portfolio Partners' multi-sector products, has been given a rating of three out of five by Morningstar, the ratings agency has announced. While noting Vanguard was essentially ...

Morningstar awards five stars to AXA Bernstein's value-style investment

Morningstar has awarded five stars to AXA's Sanford and Bernstein value-style international equities investment management process, citing clear articulation, extensive pre-investment debate and screening and its centralised decision-making group. Bernstein ...

Ratings agency delivers mixed verdicts on two international equity funds

Ratings agency Morningstar has delivered mixed reports on the international equity capabilities of two local managers, Credit Suisse Asset Management Australia Limited (CSAM) and Colonial First State Investment Managers Australia Limited (CFSI). CSAM ...

Growth funds record highest returns since October 2001: InTech

The median growth fund returned 2.9 per cent for April, the largest monthly gain since October 2001, InTech said today. The median growth fund return for the 2001/02 financial year was -4.1%. The median fund returned 1.6% in March and InTech believes ...

Analysis: Australian international equities funds beat benchmark

The median Australian international equities manager has outperformed the benchmark over the one-quarter, one-year, two-year, and three-year periods, according to research conducted by the Financial Standard Intelligence Unit. The benchmark, as expressed ...