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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... been so much volatility globally that a lot of people on the sidelines are waiting to find support levels," he said. "The Aussie dollar is taking a tumble today tending to undermine sentiment." The Australian dollar opened more than one US cent lower ...

Pain in Spain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
How do you say ouch in Spanish? They say money can buy happiness... but only if you have more than your neighbours. Or twisted to reflect the current environment of fiscal restraint -- Aussies still whinging at the absence of big give-away door prizes ...

UBS GAM replaces Aussie bond manager

S&P RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
UBS Global Asset Management (Australia) has appointed Tim van Klaveren as senior portfolio manager of the UBS Australian Bond fund. Van Klaveren replaces Adam Bowe who left the firm in March. He joins the team after working for the Sydney UBS team before ...

BTIM wins in Aussie equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
Australian equities strategies have proven to be a boon for BT Investment Management, which reported $400 million in inflows into the asset class, according to the firm's latest results. The popularity of the group's domestic equities funds was among ...

Aus equities FMs target solid result stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... next 18 months, some companies will come through with it and some won't." Meanwhile, one of the country's top-performing Aussie equities managers, Ausbil Dexia, took the additional approach of broadening their investment universe. Last month, it launched ...

Aussies to rely on govt when insurance falls short: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
More than two-thirds of Australians are under the illusion that the Federal Government will provide financial support to families if a member dies prematurely - one of the misconceptions driving underinsurance. New research from Lifebroker shows consumer ...

Aussie planners overworked: survey

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
A survey found 25 per cent of financial planners work more than 50 hours a week - six hours more than the Australian average and nine hours more than other developed nations. The Evolve Logic survey found over 80 per cent of respondents are working ...

Clime doubles cash holding

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... chief investment officer of Clime Investment Management believes the local market is becoming overvalued, prompting the Aussie equities firm to double its cash holdings in certain portfolios. John Abernethy, the fund's CIO said that in just a few months ...

Still a two-way street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
After all is said and done...more was said than done! Yes, you know what I'm referring to Virginia - the "big kahuna" of economic statistics that is the US non-farm payrolls report. Remember how we (note I use "we" when I'm mistaken and "I" to gloat ...

UniSuper rejigs equities, combines cash and FI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... from 22.5 per cent to 17.5 per cent during the same period. Likewise, the fund's socially responsible high growth option's Aussie equities investments now sit at 58.5 per cent, up from 49.5 per cent. International shares meanwhile came down from 40.5 ...