international equities

Financial planning

International links wins for AXA-Bernstein

AXA has been rated by InvestorWeb as the top six star manager for international equities, due to the success of its global value offering managed by US-based value manage...

People & Products

Wilson HTM appoints new MD

Wilson HTM Investment Group has appointed former Commonwealth Bank of Australia executive, Neil Schafer, as its new managing director, with incumbent group head Steven Wi...

Financial planning

Stronger dollar lifts returns in May

The strengthening Australian dollar, up 4.5 per cent for May, is attracting investment in Australia and is working to the benefit of both the local equity and property ma...

Financial planning

Maple Brown Abbott a winner on bricks and mortar

Underweighting international equities and overweighting property trusts has paid off for value manager Maple Brown Abbott (MBA) which has taken line honours in the multi-...

Funds management

Credit Suisse proves international forte

It was primarily effective stock picking that enabled Credit Suisse Asset Management to outperform its rivals and take out the Money Management/Assirt Fund Manager of the...

Editorial

Too soon to talk recovery

The dominant mood of planners at the recent FPA Conference was that it has been a tough year but it is important to ensure clients adhere to their long-term strategy and ...

Financial planning

Perpetual reforms US funds on back of slide

Perpetual Investments has responded to a prolonged slide in the performance of its flagship International Fund with sweeping changes to the management of its US equities ...

Financial planning

Prugue quits van Eyk for Lazard

Rob Prugue has resigned from his position as director and head of asset consulting with van Eyk Research to take on the role of senior executive with Lazard Asset Managem...

Financial planning

Intech accounts for long-gone managers

The Intech Financial Services research group has rejigged its benchmarks for investment performance to reflect the litany of fund managers who disappear from the radar sc...

Financial planning

SMA seeks direct access to planners

SEPARATELY managed account (SMA) provider Direct Portfolio will move beyond its direct investor approach and seek financial planners who are willing to use the product wi...

Funds management

International equities to dominate in 2003

International equities will once again rise to the the top in terms of investments performance with an expected 13 per cent growth over the next year, outstripping domest...

Financial planning

BT’s Putnam decision gets tick from InvestorWeb

InvestorWeb has reacted to BT Funds Management’s decision to outsource its international equities management to Putnam by rating funds in this area with a buy recommendat...

Financial planning

Perennial gets solid rating from Assirt

Perennial Investment Partners has been applauded for making a number of good strategic choices in its funds management process, with the Assirt research house saying the ...

Financial planning

Advisers optimistic about share market

Advisers are more optimistic than investors that the share market will improve in the next six months and are also likely to allocate twice as much to international equit...

Financial planning

Morningstar unimpressed with Platinum

Research house Morningstar has given Platinum Asset Management a two out of five business and management strength rating, citing the manager’s track record of solid inter...