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US fixed interest SRI beats market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2009
... Pamela DeBolt, author of the Cerulli Quantitative Update: Retail Products and Strategies 2009. Causing the stir among US investors is how SRI fixed-income funds have out-performed traditional funds by four percentage points in the past 12 months. According ...

US firm launches hedge fund rep ETF

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2009
US investors can now access a liquid and transparent hedge fund replication strategy after IndexIQ launched the IQ Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF on the New York Stock Exchange. The New York based firm's exchange traded fund (ETF) seeks to replicate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... per cent, to 3,604.4, while the broader All Ordinaries lost 61.4 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 3,554.2. NEW YORK - US investors put a stop to Wall Street's March rally with another day of losses, sparked by bad news in the auto sector and more uncertainty ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks and commodity prices declined on Friday. Energy prices also tumbled, with investors worried that oil's recent gains are not sustainable amid lingering doubts about the economy. At ...

CFS turns off the lights

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
Lights out, please - Colonial First State is once again sponsoring Earth Hour as part of its commitment to being a sustainable company. CFS has been a key sponsor of the event since inception. As part of this year's Earth Hour exercise, the fund manager ...

Investors turn to ETFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
New research from the Investment Company Institute of Washington has reported that US investors withdrew US$128.7 billion out of managed funds but invested US$133 billion into exchange traded funds (ETFs) in the first 11 months of 2008. ETF provider ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... the number of job advertisements has fallen. "The Olivier job index is weaker as well," Mr Sebastian said. "Most US investors are pinning hopes on President Obama's stimulus plan and factoring out the employment numbers, and we're doing the same here." ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after commodity prices, including gold, oil and copper, gained overnight. At 0816 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 41 points at 3,662. ...

Perennial bears the bear

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
... retail funds management at Perennial Investment Partners. For example, Thomas said that during the 2002 bear market, US investors withdrew over US$50 billion out of US equity mutual funds. But the panic selling couldn't have happened at the worst time ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a positive lead, with Wall Street shooting higher on reports the federal government may create an entity that will take over banks' bad debt. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's December Share Price Index ...