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VicSuper awards $100 million mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... medium-term viability of emerging markets to diversify their exposure to the asset class. It achieves this by investing in stocks based on bespoke, "grassroots", on-the-ground research in the relevant markets, rather than equities benchmarks or stocks ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
... points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up 13.5 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 5,934.5 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street stocks have finished lower after positive economic data lifted speculation the US Federal Reserve could move more quickly to raise ...

Islamic investment delivers strong return for Crescent Wealth

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... Standard that the team builds the portfolio taking a bottom-up approach: "We start with a universe of around 700 global stocks and we take out companies related to tobacco, alcohol, gambling or the pork industry. We also discard companies that have been ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2015
... at 5,956.1 points. The broader All Ordinaries index lost 15.3 points, or 0.26 per cent, to 5,921.0 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have finished somewhat lower after a quiet day of trade with the Nasdaq lagging the other two indices following last week's ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... opened higher as the bourse flirts with breaking the 6,000 point landmark for the first time in seven years. Australian stocks received positive leads from the US and European markets which gained on Friday night as low interest rates continue to push ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... "(But) we could easily finish on the plus today," Mr Heffernan said. "Our market is on strong momentum upwards, particularly stocks with US drivers like CSL and Cochlear. "I think it could be blowing through the 6,000 point barrier very soon." Woodside ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... investors since 2012 and already has a strong three-year performance history. The fund invests in a portfolio of around 70 stocks from a variety of developed and emerging markets including the US, Japan and China. In the portfolio are highly regarded ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street where energy stocks fell along with the price of oil. At 0755 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down 14 points at 5,945. In local economic news ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... which yesterday was at 30 per cent and 82 per cent." All areas of the market opened higher, and Lucas said high yielding stocks such as the banks, Telstra, CSL and major supermarket operators were set to drive the market's strength. "We are now back ...

Former Platinum deputy CIO sets up new boutique

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... he highlighted was LCD glass, which is likely to be helped by a weakening Japanese yen. He also backs mature technology stocks in the US such as Microsoft and Cisco which are compelling cheap next to alternatives in the space and benefit from strong ...