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Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... and low inflation will continue to push demand for emerging market equities over low bond yields. "Emerging markets had had huge gains so were vulnerable to a pull back or market correction. But I don't think it's any different to the corrections we ...

Voting opens for 2006 marketing awards

... nominations seem to reflect this," said Page. Compared to how the market used to operate even just a few years ago, this is a huge step forward, he said. Page said that anyone in the wealth management industry can vote and that nomination forms can be ...

Julius Baer and Aurora offer fixed interest

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... Funds Management has partnered with Swiss giant Julius Baer to launch an Australian fixed interest fund as a feeder into the huge Julius Baer fixed interest pool of funds. The Aurora Absolute Return Fund is open to institutional investors in Australia ...

Head of BNP Paribas Security Services shifts to UK role

... appointment is is "very exciting" for the group. "He is head of French territory for the bank, which is very significant and a huge area, so we are now very pleased to have him come and head up operations in this region."

Rate hike catches economists unaware

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2006
... felt by those with large amounts of debt and mortgages. "If you have a million dollar loan, a quarter of a per cent is a huge amount." Oliver tipped the effect on the economy to be immediate in sectors such as housing, but maintained that the main dampener ...

Super funds keep tills ringing at Harris Alternatives

... do ongoing due diligence." She continued, "If you want to invest in an individual hedge fund manager, it would require a huge amount of work, you need very good networks and you have to have a lot of skills in picking managers. Harris Alternatives will ...

Key staff walk out on MLIM

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2006
... departures with two senior portfolio managers having left." However, Smythe said that, "Importantly for our clients, it's not of huge significance& we reviewed Aussie equities in November of last year and none of MLIM's funds made it onto either our ...

Chinese businesses upbeat but worried about compliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2006
... managers and super funds only serves to reinforce this. While 28 per cent of Australian businesses see China as providing huge opportunities for them, 22 per cent also see China as their greatest threat due to concerns over import substitution and lower ...

DB, healthcare costs blow out US valuations: AXA Rosenburg

... North America, said, "You can get a very different feeling for a company's actual position. The impact on its PE ratio can be huge." With stock options being a big issue in the US in contrast to Australia, this is particularly an issue when analysing ...

Margin lenders bank on reputation not just rates

... interest rates weren't that important to many investors because they tend to be similar across the board. "There's not much huge variation because they're all based on the cash rate," he said. Reputation on the other hand ranked the highest because investors ...