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Investment

Aussie quant funds stay ahead with proprietary data

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Australian equities quantitative fund managers may become far more secretive about their investment strategies as they strive to find different stock market signals to outperform their peers, according to one ratings firm.

Fortitude launches retail offering

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
Hedge fund manager Fortitude Capital is in talks with BT and Macquarie to include its soon to be launched retail offering, Aurora Fortitude Diversified Income Trust, onto their platforms.

Macquarie buys Rismark stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Macquarie Funds Group has acquired a 53 per cent stake in Rismark, a Sydney-based residential real estate funds management and research group.

Singapore HNWs to pour funds into equities

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Singapore-based fixed income fund managers could be on notice after research of local high net worth (HNW) investors found they're preparing to reallocate funds out of cash to equities and alternative investments.

Dow Jones drops BP from indices

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
Oil giant BP has been struck from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes due to the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

China proves resilience

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
European markets may have come to a grinding halt due to sovereign debt fears in the region but the latest round of earnings in China show yet again the compelling diversification properties of Asian investments in a typical investor portfolio.

ING Real Estate Healthcare in merger talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
ING Real Estate Healthcare fund is negotiating a potential merger with Essential Healthcare Trust, a deal that would create a fund worth more than $300 million.

Perpetual taps global resources

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
Perpetual has launched its Global Resources Fund, a fund that provides access to overseas companies that won't be impacted by the government's proposed Resources Super Profits Tax (RSPT).

Lonsec approves high income ETF

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
The Russell Investments High Dividend Australian Shares exchange traded fund (ETF) has been given an 'approved' rating by Lonsec.

AMP adds DNR portfolio

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2010
Dalton Nicol Reid's Australian Equities High Conviction portfolio has been added to the model portfolios on AMP's Personalised Portfolio Service.