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Equity and commodity alignment

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... April gain was mainly due to higher spending on food and fuel. Purchases at furniture stores, sporting goods, hobby, books & music stores, electronic & appliances shops and at health & personal care stores all declined in April. Higher food and petrol ...

Fund managers on the move: S&P

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Almost two-thirds of 'key departures' from fund managers in 2010 came from equities, according to Standard & Poor's. There were 40 key staff departures during the whole of 2010, 37.5 per cent from domestic equities and 22.5 per cent from international ...

Fund managers eye 'cheap' Japan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... investment officer, Hunter Hall. Hunter Hall has a number of Japanese investments, including a supplier of karaoke equipment and music publisher, Daiichikosho, which Lowenstein described as an 'absolute cash cow'. Another is Proto Corporation, the Japanese ...

Countdown to FICAP fundraising

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Executives across the finance industry are set to channel their inner rockstar in the name of charity at the 5th annual 'Who Wants to be a RockStar' event next Thursday at the Loft in Sydney. The fundraising event, hosted by the Financial Industry Community ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... following a government-brokered deal to clamp down on excessive pay. Barclays also announced lower staff bonuses this year, music to the ears of the British government and taxpayers although, unlike many of its fellow lenders, Barclays did not require ...

Fin services execs rock 'n' roll for charity

The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is aiming to hit the $500,000 fundraising mark at the 5th annual 'Who wants to be a RockStar' event this year. Next month, investment professionals across the industry will gather in Sydney to showcase ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
"You're nothing without me A no one who'd go undefined You wouldn't exist You'd never be missed." US President Obama might have as well be singing these lyrics from the "City of Angels Musical" when, according to the Australian Financial Review, he ...

Avoid AMP Aussie shares fund: Morningstar

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Morningstar has rated the AMP Capital Australian Shares fund as 'avoid', citing instability in the investment team and high staff turnover as key reasons to the fund's rating. In a research note to advisers this morning, research house Morningstar said ...

The lure of the boutique

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The call of the boutique fund has proved irresistible for many investment professionals, but ratings can still be retained in the face of departures, according to a new study. In its third quarterly Musical Chairs report, S&P fund services found that ...

New tech offers high data protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... user from home to business has critical information that they need to protect. The home user needs to protect photographs, music and personal banking records and the business user has critical company and financial data to consider." "This requirement ...