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EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... the ground doing our home work and they have the chance of seeing chief investment officers of different companies and to feel the pulse of the country they are in at a regular basis," said Dr Slim Feriani, chief executive and chief investment officer ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
"The Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, remain an integral part of the euro zone and honour the country's commitments." We will respect the signatures and promises that we've made. There's no time to lose." With these ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
As surely as night follows day, an up day on Wall Street followed the previous one's down. Over the past seven trading days, the S&P 500 displayed this classic sawtooth pattern. Here are the stats - and the rationales as headlined: 06 June: Up 2.3% ...

Volatility predicted for emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... quasi-sovereign and corporate companies in higher credit countries, and a reduced exposure to EM currencies, according to Osses. "We feel that at the current juncture, the risk/reward proposition of external debt looks more attractive than that of local ...

Advisers expect up to 30pc profit growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
Advisers expect profits to climb up to 30% in the next financial year, with optimism growing despite regulatory change and economic challenges, according to Macquarie Practice Consulting. The Macquarie Practice Consulting's 2012 Financial Planning Benchmarking ...

Not that rainy day feeling again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
"Here comes that rainy day feeling again, and soon my tears will be falling like rain..." (The Fortunes) Looks like I have to prefix my surname with the letters W and R for while I correctly anticipated that heightened volatility in the financial markets ...

Fisher Investments makes Australian move

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... Arbuckle. "We plan on dedicating significant resources and capital to endeavour to underscore our commitment to the region. "We feel our top-down, macro-driven equity strategies offer unique investment solutions to the Australian marketplace. Interest ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
Now look at that! Wall Street and most European stock markets ended on the plus side last week despite that nagging Grexit feeling - and its potential to be followed by an Irexit, Portexit, Spanexit and Italexit - that'll culminate in a eurozone kaboom. ...

XPLAN upgrades for goals based advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
... senior business development executive. "This is a big ask and the approach has sometimes overwhelmed new clients and made them feel that financial planning cannot help them meet more immediate and specific goals. "Focusing on one particular goal has ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian share market has opened slightly higher, led by major resources companies after a mixed night on overseas bourses. At 1013 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 10.1 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 4,977.1, while the broader ...