Platinum shows its true value

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Platinum European fund has seen returns double since the middle of 1999. It is now buying Akzo-Nobel, a Dutch conglomerate, Nordic Baltic Holdings, a banking group in Scandinavia and Hornbach, a German do-it-yourself retailer. It has avoided investing in European telecommunications companies.

author: Madden, Bruce
Management, Europe, Foreign investments, Mutual funds, Platinum European Fund

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Solid returns on defensive funds

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This article evaluates the performance of UBS Asset Management's Defensive Investment Fund. Issues include a brief profile of the company's managers, its success strategy, what it is buying and avoiding and its overall philosophy.

author: Madden, Bruce
Evaluation, Investments, Finance, UBS Asset Management Inc.

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More choices than ever

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Investors now have a wide range of choices in terms of how, what, where and when they can invest in managed funds. Increasingly sophisticated marketing and service capabilities have opened up greater avenues to investors.

author: Madden, Bruce
Commercial Banks, Investment Banking and Securities Dealing, Portfolio Management, Portfolio & Funds Management, Analysis, Investment plans, Investment management

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