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Fund manager insists active approach not broken

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... simply not behaved how they should, which has understandably caught professional investors out. "Normally, you would expect stocks with negative earnings to underperform stocks with positive earnings. And over the long term, that is what we observed," ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... Seng Index to a seven-year high. Trading volume in Hong Kong was the highest on record. The reason, "Demand for Hong Kong stocks from mainland investors has picked up in the past week, partly because shares in Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong are ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The Australian stock market is flat with energy stocks weaker on heavy oil price falls. In early trade on Thursday, mining and energy stocks had given up most of Wednesday's strong gains, IG market strategist Evan Lucas said. And, he said, there was ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... added 29 cents to $30.74, Rio Tinto was up $1.08 at $57.23 and Fortescue Metals was 10 cents stronger at $1.895. Energy stocks were boosted by a rebound in crude oil prices to $US53.98 a barrel in New York, the highest level for 2015 so far. Woodside ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... cut have given the share market a post-Easter boost, with virtually all sectors making gains. Banking and dividend-paying stocks are the main beneficiaries ahead of the central bank's April meeting on Tuesday, Phillip Capital senior client adviser Michael ...

Hyperion closes funds to new investors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... performance for clients. By limiting funds before reaching our capacity we will preserve the concentration of high quality stocks in our portfolios and provide ample headroom for future outperformance and inflows from existing retail clients." Hyperion's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... Tuesday, gains are primarily rising in the yield plays, Mr Shamu said. "These are the banks, the likes of Telstra - all the stocks that pay good dividends are being rewarded by investors," he said. The big banks were all stronger. Commonwealth Bank added ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Australian stocks have extended their losses on heavy drops in commodity prices and overnight falls on Wall Street. Crude prices eased and iron ore fell to its lowest price since tracking began in 2008. The market opened with only modest losses, but ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... one per cent, City Index senior market analyst Kara Ordway said. "It's given us the extra momentum today," she said. US stocks firmed during overnight trade with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.49 per cent and the broad-based S&P 500 jumping 1.22 ...

Principal fund upgraded by Lonsec

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... investment researchers Lonsec. According to Lonsec, the fund's core investment style coupled with diversity in the number of stocks held makes the fund a cornerstone "growth asset" in a balanced portfolio. The fund is designed for Australian investors ...