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Astarra director banned, loses AAT appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... (Astarra Strategic Fund)." The tribunal's decision follows Liu's request for a review of his ban, which ASIC ordered in March 2013. Liu was the Astarra Asset Management chief investment strategist and an ASIC investigation found that he engaged in dishonest ...

QEnd is here

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2014
... in yet. It took several days after QE1 and QE2 died before it sank in... and took the markets with it. When QE1 ended in March 2010, the S&P 500 index gained another 4.1% for several days (23 April) before dropping 16% by 2 July 2010, bounced around ...

Arthur's back. Wait, no he's not

COLIN BRINSDEN, AAP ECONOMICS CORRESPONDENT  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... caused," acting Treasury secretary Jan Harris said in a statement. Senator Sinodinos stood aside from as assistant treasurer in March while he faced questions from the Independent Commission Against Corruption in NSW. His future remains unclear. Shadow ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... heaviest for 2014. If the ASX200 sustains its early falls of close to 1.8 per cent it will beat the 1.54 per cent fall in March. The Australian market recorded its biggest rise in almost two months on Thursday on signs of continued low interest rates ...

Nikko AM ups weighting to global shares

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... in the coming months. The committee adopted a neutral position on global equities for the first time in two years back in March. This is the second quarterly meeting since that has seen the asset manager grow its position in global equities. "There are ...

October h(a)unting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... months. The history of previous Fed QE stops didn't end well for the stock markets. It ended nasty even. When QE1 ended in March 2010, the S&P 500 index gained another 4.1% for several days (23 April) before dropping 16% by 2 July 2010. When QE2 ended ...

BlackRock opens global fixed income fund to local investors

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2014
... performance target of the UBS Bank Bill index by 5.3% gross each year over three years, and 6.5% gross since inception in March 2010. The fund also showed positive performance during periods of rising bond yields, a consideration for fixed interest investors ...

Hot property on notice

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 SEP 2014
... (RBA) September Financial Stability Review. While the Australian central bank also warned against rising property prices in March review... "It is important for both investors and owner-occupiers to understand that a cyclical upswing in housing prices ...

Aluminum windows and ferries: the case for small-cap investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... Trust along with portfolio manager Andrew Smith. The trust has earned 10.6% per annum after fees since its inception in March 2002 and has delivered a 23.8% return after fees in the year to June 30, 2014. Smith argued that the time is right to invest ...

Regal named Australian hedge fund of the year

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... generate high positive returns over the medium to long term regardless of equity market movements." Since its inception in March 2004, the fund has achieved annualised returns of around 40% per annum. Regal also won best long short fund for its Regal ...