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Confused environment leads to Aussie stock volatility

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... prices at both ends of the spectrum." "Daily price movements throughout reporting season were extremely volatile both for stocks that disappointed - such as Cover-More, Super Retail and Billabong - as well as those that exceeded expectations, such as ...

Managed fund allocations jump

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2016
... in developing portfolios," continued Marsh. "There's a world of difference between holding a small number of bank/mining stocks and utilising a professionally managed share portfolio via a managed fund or SMA. This level of professionalism in portfolio ...

With pretty numbers like these, who needs a rate cut?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016
... four consecutive months of below 50 readings. Among the survey's individual components; sales, new orders, employment, stocks, wages and capacity utilisation improved las month. Supplier deliveries, input prices and selling prices retreated. Similarly ...

Investment analysts overpaid and mostly redundant: Moore

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... said advisers and clients need only ask fund managers two questions to determine if they are a closet tracker: How many stocks are in the portfolio and what is your top 10? Closet trackers, he said, will have high numbers of stocks and top 10s that have ...

ASX "debutantes" beating market dips

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
... certainly tell the story. From the list of the top performing IPOs for the year, the majority are small and mid-cap growth stocks, largely in the technology and related sectors, which raised less than $50 million of capital." Commenting on the outlook ...

Australian dividend growth outpaces global peers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
... volatility underlines the continued value of income as a source of return. Investing globally is beneficial as owning a range of stocks in different countries and sectors lowers longer term risks. Australian investors are unusually dependent on banks ...

Magellan average monthly inflows hit $214m

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... a general resurgence of interest in global equities following the commodities boom. "Investor confidence in Australian stocks has shaken, and maybe we're getting more interest in global equities and obviously we've got a pretty good representation and ...

SMSFs sell-down ASX favourites for global stocks

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the December 2015 quarter, there was a significant move away from the largest 10 stocks in the S&P/ASX 200, which now represent 14.5% of total fund assets, compared to 20% in December 2014. "We've seen an ...

Henderson reports record inflows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016
... Equity Income Fund is led by Alex Crooke, and is designed to be a core holding for clients. It generally excludes Australian stocks, "maximising the diversification benefits for Australian investors." In its report Zenith said it believes the combination ...

Super funds losing billions to fossil fuels

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016
... of climate change on their members. For example, global insurer AXA plans to sell more than $500 billion worth of coal stocks, and in Australia several superannuation funds, such as HESTA and LGIA Super, are "screening" some fossil fuel investments," ...