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ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... "investors are also complaining that the large volume of new share issues in recent weeks has siphoned off demand for existing stocks." As the world's eyes remain focused on Greece and Europe, Lucas reminds investors in Australia not to forget about ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... outlook on its YouTube business and hinted that moves to return cash to shareholders were in the horizon. LONDON - European stocks marked a pause despite growing optimism over Greece which was given a further boost as the EU approved a 7 billion euros ...

Not all active managers are traders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2015
... Operating an active investment strategy is often associated with portfolio managers making regular trades to tactically pick stocks, often on a daily basis, as they adjust their portfolio holdings with the intention of outperforming a benchmark or delivering ...

Market up at midday on Greek relief

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... believe that the issue of Greece will be behind them at least in the medium term, and it's time to pick up beaten-down stocks. Global miner BHP Billiton led the gains on the local bourse, and the major banks also made significant gains. KEY FACTS * At ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... market, the Fund is expected to benefit from the so-called "low-volatility paradox"-a phenomenon in which low-volatility stocks tend to outperform higher-volatility stocks on a risk-adjusted basis over time. Through to June 30, 2015, the fund achieved ...

Peters MacGregor hires head of research

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... research director at Intelligent Investor for over nine years. In his former role, Bell covered Australian and international stocks and provided research for securities listed on the ASX. "Nathan is an important addition to our investment team and provides ...

Hyperion eyes global equities

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
Hyperion Asset Management is researching international stocks to improve its understanding of the Australian market and with the long term goal of launching a global equities fund. Hyperion managing director Tim Samway told Financial Standard : "We ...

Australian market strong after miners' gains

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... panicky quickly," Ms Cox said. "The market is trending upward nicely and I wouldn't be surprised to see further rises." US stocks finished higher overnight, bouncing back from deep losses in the prior session. Gains were also made in Chinese and European ...

Zurich appoints investment specialist

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... joins Zurich from Five Oceans Asset Management, where he was an investment analyst for Asian equities and global telecom stocks. He has also held positions at Pengana Capital, Perennial and Murray Johnstone. "Charles brings with him a wealth of knowledge ...

Still in the woods

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Though this is to be expected considering that China's stock market is practically frozen - trading in more than half of stocks listed in the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges have been halted (54.7% was the last number I found, this could be more now ...