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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... futures contract was up 28 points at 4,373. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/PriceWaterhouse performance of manufacturing (PMI) index data for March, the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute's inflation gauge for March, and the ...

Macquarie launches EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... is our strongly held belief that over the long term, the returns that shareholders receive are dependent on the performance of the companies themselves - the wealth these businesses generate," said Roy Leckie, director of global fund manager Walter Scott ...

Advisers told to rethink growth asset allocations

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... of allocation, said Dorrian, citing underperformance in banks' equity, favoured for retirement income, against performance of the debt side of the capital structure. "This over-allocation we've seen to equities, particularly in the superannuation environment ...

Market ripe for private equity

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... consider the asset class, which has previously been the domain of institutional investors, particularly given its out-performance of public markets. The robust secondary market in private equity portfolios is burgeoning as a result of the de-leveraging ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... February. Mr Jones said the Australian dollar could fall as low as 103.50 US cents during Thursday, depending on the performance of Asian stock markets. NEW YORK - Falling energy and commodity shares pulled US markets lower amid more growth concerns ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance of not- for-profit superannuation funds, which is evident both in gross returns and in expenses," noted the study's author ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... domestic product, for the December 2011 quarter, while the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (PCI) for February comes out. Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe to scheduled ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... US as a risk. They also cited regulatory change in Australia and overseas as an emerging risk. In terms of the performance of asset classes over 2012, most respondents said they expected Australian equities to perform well, with international equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... down 16 points at 4,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index (PSI) for February is released, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for February. The Australian Bureau ...

Earnings on the up for industrials

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
As the reporting season ticked on, outlook for industrial stocks improved, although the performance of superannuation funds continues to be impacted by heavy equity exposure, according to a Deutsche Bank strategist. While industrial companies missed ...