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Financial Planners warm to absolute return funds

... distribution Oscar Martinis said the results highlight a fundamental shift in attitude of the retail market following the bear market of 2000-2003. "This year's research shows a significant jump in portfolio allocations from past surveys and suggests ...

Public sector super giants drop member crediting rates

... returns. Legislation prevents the funds from declaring negative crediting rates even when investment markets turn south. The bear market between 2001-2003 led to the both funds drawing down reserves to maintain a zero crediting rate. The introduction ...

Advisers turn bearish the sharemarket

... have become fence sitters [57.3%, June 47.8%] and bulls have decreased from 46.1% to 32.9%." "For the first time the bull to bear ratio is higher for investors than advisers."

US hedge funds bearish equity

The appeal of US equity markets to macro hedge funds is in decline, according to the latest data provided by Van Hedge Advisors International released last week. According to the study conducted in the US, 50% of managers surveyed by Van Hedge said ...

NAB's Irish bank ordered to pay $110 mln in costs

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2004
... bank had paid back 30 million euro to the state and its customers \"for past misconduct and improprieties\" and would also bear a further 34 million euro in costs. \"The inspectors\' findings largely confirm the thrust of the allegations made against ...

Market wrap

The Australian sharemarket will be under pressure from the open this morning, after all major US share price indices closed softer on Friday. The release of weaker than expected jobs data sent Wall Street lower as traders reassessed the outlook for ...

ACCC says wording of Act makes prosecution difficult

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2004
... misleading and deceptive advertising is engaged in, one or other regulatory body will be bringing its regulatory forces to bear down very hard," he said.

Hedge funds bearish greenback and stocks: Van survey

Two-thirds of hedge funds managers expect the US dollar to end the month lower, while almost half expect the S&P 500 Index of US equities to fall and 44% anticipate a rise in the price of 10-year US Treasury notes, according to the latest monthly survey ...

Westpac comfortable with market expectations

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2004
Westpac Banking Corp said today that it was comfortable with market expectations for the 2004 financial year as it met with institutional investors. At the same time the bank said that cash earnings for all business units in the year to date are ahead ...

Diverging expectations between investment professionals: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2004
Financial advisers remain markedly more upbeat on predicted returns from Australian equities in 2004 than do their fund manager counterparts, a new report has found. The Financial Standard Intelligence Unit Market Expectation Survey for January 2004 ...