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Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... case on the merits of investing more offshore. Attended by more than 1,000 advisers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, an investment roadshow pitted Fidelity portfolios managers Kate Howitt and Amit Lodha against each other to determine ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... convinced." The S&P/ASX200 posted a four-and-a-half-year high at the close of trade on Wednesday. At Thursday's open, the gold sector was the biggest mover, soaring 2.29 per cent, according to IRESS data. The sector was led by Kingsgate Consolidated ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
Investors can get a better return on emerging markets corporate bonds than they can on US corporates with the same credit rating, according to Colonial First State Global Asset Management's Helene Williamson. Previously only deemed appropriate for speculators ...

Local appetite for hedge funds outstrips other markets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... in the world "Australian retirement funds are very sophisticated investors. The superannuation community is viewed as the gold standard for pension investment around the world," he said. Scoby has a strong pedigree in the world of hedge fund investing ...

GSAM offers EM debt to retail

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced today the launch of the Growth and Emerging Markets Debt Local Fund. The new product seeks to achieve income and capital growth in the long term by investing in bonds issued by emerging market countries, in their ...

Falling gold price a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
A sliding gold price in the wake of renewed market optimism could present an attractive entry point for investors who are still mindful of the risks that threaten the global recovery, according to ETF Securities Australia and New Zealand head Danny ...

Three new GMs at ipac

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... Group in Australia. Nick Brinkworth joined ipac in 2003. He was most recently responsible for ipac's advice firms on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and North Queensland and has managed the business acquisition team in Sydney. Brinkworth is a certified financial ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... monetary policy meeting suggested its quantitative easing may be halted. This, in turn, affected key commodity prices like gold, and caused the Australian materials sector to open 2.65 per cent weaker. "There's concern that without quantitative easing ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... in three weeks and copper's back down the price it was fetching 15 trading days ago. On the other hand, precious metals - gold, silver and platinum - rose. You know what this means, don't you? Investors are getting nervy again. Then again, these are ...

Temper, temper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... (except for Japan) since, it looks like Feb would be another losing month for the bonds. And so is that other defensive asset - gold. Currency wars and currency debasement may have been in the headlines of late, but investors are nonplussed looking at ...