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Great rotation is all in the mind: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The great rotation from bonds to equities is not happening, according to PIMCO Australia and Equities Trust (EQT). During the 2013 financial year PIMCO/EQT's Australian fixed income funds saw net inflows of over $1 billion, including almost $236 million ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Australian stocks have opened higher following a positive lead from global markets overnight. The market is up close to one per cent, more than offsetting Monday's 0.6 per cent losses. CommSec market analyst Steven Daghlian said Australian stocks were ...

Life insurance risk sees downfall in sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Life insurance risk sales declined, while premium inflows increased between March 2012 and March 2013, latest Plan For Life report shows. Overall sales were down by 4.7% with AIA leading the downfall with losses of 16.2%, followed by CommInsure with ...

Former Hyperion boss Dr Manny Pohl launches mid cap fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Former Hyperion Asset Management managing director Dr. Manny Pohl has launched a new long only, growth style mid cap equity fund via his new venture, ES Pohl & Co. The EC Pohl & CO Mid Market Opportunities fund will focus on stocks outside the ASX top ...

Fossil fuel companies to be rendered 'worthless': IMPAX

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
Investments in companies focused on fossil fuels could be rendered 'worthless' in the face of falling demand and tighter global regulation on carbon dioxide emissions, according to IMPAX Asset Management, which said new research shows that exposure ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." Sure Virginia, there had been quite a number of data releases before, and while we slept, but they're not the sort that could be considered game changers. We still have to sit and wait for the more ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on Wall Street and European bourses as investors took a new look at upbeat US jobs data and looked forward to the kickoff America's earnings season. At 0805 AEST on Tuesday, the September ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Investors, particularly those in or approaching retirement, should be wary of ignoring fixed income and other income producing assets in the 'great rotation' out of cash and into equities, according to Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) executive ...

Infrastructure boom set to continue

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Global infrastructure investments have bounced back from GFC-losses to post equity-like returns, but with lower volatility, according to the Lonsec Research review of the asset class. The Lonsec Infrastructure Securities Sector Review, which covered ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is starting the week flat, as weakness in commodity prices and mining stocks offsets gains in other sectors. US stocks rose about one per cent after better-than-expected labour force data on Friday showed more jobs were created ...