Macquarie and BT in uphill battle

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Macquarie Investment Management and BT Funds, two of the major names in managed funds in Australia, are trying hard to restore their credibility as equity managers after a downgrades and hold recommendations from three major fund research houses. Their flagship funds of Australian equities rated at the bottom among 65 funds for the 12 months to end-2000.

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Value managers keep the faith

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Investors new to the stock market need to consider whether their fund managers favor growth or value investments. The Australian firm of Maple-Brown Abbott prefers a value approach, and in 15 years has grown to manage approximately $10 bil.

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Hold on - Serious investors don't trade

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Vanguard's Chmn and CEO Jack Brennan's philosophy of long-term investing is analyzed. Brennan believes that short-term investing (trading) is a wealth destruction strategy.

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