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FEATURE: The alpha hunters

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
... their home bias. Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) investment habits are a good indication of retail investor sentiment, and the figures show a striking bias towards Australian rather than global equities. According to Rainmaker research, as of ...

Bubbling bubble?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... because the flow of economic stats and surveys offer no clear forward view of the road ahead but also because investor sentiment is in neutral... literally. According to the latest American Association of Individual Investors' (AAII) Sentiment Survey ...

Australian investors optimistic of hitting financial goals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Australian investors are optimistic about reaching their financial goals, according to the Franklin Templeton Global Investor Sentiment Survey conducted earlier this year. Australian investors expect their average annual rate of return to be higher in ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... chief market analyst Peter Esho said a sell-off on European markets, particularly in Germany, may have dampened investor sentiment. Manufacturing data out of Germany may not have been as strong as markets had expected, he said. "There is a prospect for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... car production in Australia is hurting the local share market. "(Toyota's decision) is having an impact on investor sentiment," Mr Sebastian said. "It may curb jobs and activity overall and the slowdown in China is also on investors' minds." During morning ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... points. Frankfurt's DAX 30 added 0.15 per cent to 9,730.12 points despite the key ZEW survey showing that German investor sentiment stalled unexpectedly in January. Milan climbed 0.11 per cent but Madrid fell 0.92 per cent. The euro edged up to $US1.3555 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... per cent) at 1,800.14. The surges were fuelled by a wave of new Boeing plane orders and continued positive investor sentiment for stocks. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its monthly board meeting. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
The Australian stock market has opened higher after stronger than expected US jobs figures lifted investor sentiment on Wall Street. Commsec market analyst Steven Daghlian said the local market was following Wall Street higher on Monday in the wake ...

Macquarie posts solid half-year result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... impacted by further impairments in the Metals and Energy Capital business (MEC), reflecting continued weak investor sentiment and confidence in resource equity markets," Moore said. Operating expenses for the half year were up 13% to $2.9 billion year-on-year ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
... European markets finished last week on a positive note as the end of the US government shutdown continued to buoy investor sentiment. Mr Spooner said the local market was now at an "inflection point" which could see it either gain steadily over the coming ...