international equities

Financial planning

Selth’s exit adds to uncertainty: researchers

News of the departure of Chris Selth from the head of international equities at BT has not made a great impression on researchers Lonsdale Securities (Lonsec) and Investo...

Financial planning

AXA Alliance bears fruit

AXA has rolled out its first range of retail funds launche through its partnership with Alliance Capital, four months after launching the same range into the wholesale ma...

Financial planning

Assirt gives thumbs up to AXA

Assirt has given the thumbs up to AXA’s funds management business in its first research findings since AXA signed the joint venture with Alliance Capital Management in Oc...

Financial planning

Bulls and bears play together

Signs of a bull and bear market emerged in May when both Australian shares and listed property were the top performing asset classes for the month....

Funds management

Aussie equities hit back in April

Australian equities bounced back in April after being the big underperformers in March, the latest Ausbil Dexia research shows....

Funds management

Credit Suisse named Fund Manager of the Year

Credit Suisse has blitzed the field in the 2001 <I>Money Management</I>/Assirt Fund Manager of the Year to take out overall line honours in the awards....

Financial planning

Finalists jostle for top positions

The finalists for the Money Management/ Assirt Fund Manager of the Year award have been decided. Jason Spits looks at who will contend for top honours after a turbulent y...

Financial planning

Rothschild continues building alliances

Rothschild will extend its program of alliances, following the success of its venture with US-based Putnam Investments....

Financial planning

March a forgettable month for returns

March offered little joy to investors and fund managers looking for positive signs of a market turnaround....

Financial planning

Advisers embrace international shares

Advisers are flocking to international shares in record numbers, according to research by Perpetual Investments....

Financial planning

Credit Suisse investment chief departs

Credit Suisse Asset Management (Australia) chief investment officer Tim Ryan has resigned, citing personal reasons for his sudden departure....

Financial planning

First for education funds

The Australian Scholarships Group Friendly Society (ASG) has launched two new education funds, enabling investment in fixed interest securities for the first time....

Financial planning

SMF bags $14 million mandate

SMF Funds Management has won a $14 million mandate from one of the largest Victorian-based health superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Economic forecast for 2001

Zurich Financial Services vice president of fixed interest and foreign exchange Anthony Michael says there are three main themes driving the Australian economic situatio...

Funds management

End of year surge for listed property

Asset classes encountered another topsy turvy month in the last month of 2000 with poor results in equity markets juxtaposed against a soaring listed property trust class...