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Tides to turn for Platinum: Neilson

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... (80 cents to the US dollar), we started dumping our position, and by the time it got into the late nineties, we had very little Aussie dollars." "When the Aussie suddenly goes up another 7%, that does damage your performance, because that's straight ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... professional investors, netted KKR about $260 million. Seven West was down 15 cents, or 6.58 per cent, at $2.13. "It is always a little bit worrying for investors, I guess, when someone big like that moves out of the stock," Mr Jennings said. Mr Jennings ...

Standard Life Inv Absolute Return Bond fund open to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... over rolling three-year periods with volatility at less than 5%. This return profile makes it ideal for investors who have little tolerance for capital losses, such as those in the post-retirement phase, but want some return on their investment. Standard ...

Austerity can be hazardous to your health

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2013
... dragging down the market as both went ex-dividend. "It's a bit of a weak start, which was expected as commodity prices were a little bit mixed over the weekend and Westpac and Macquarie going ex-dividend was always going to hurt us," he said. Westpac ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... dragging down the market as both went ex-dividend. "It's a bit of a weak start, which was expected as commodity prices were a little bit mixed over the weekend and Westpac and Macquarie going ex-dividend was always going to hurt us," he said. Westpac ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... revenues are translated back into US dollars. Sound familiar to us Australians, ey? This should keep the Fed in play for a little while longer than most expect. Bloomberg refreshed screen shows A$ broke below parity. Now at US$0.9990. Druckenmiller's ...

Rate cuts prompt SMSF cash exodus

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... Australian equities sectors, possibly related to the search for an alternative to cash and term deposits, combined with a little more optimism in equity markets," LaGreca continued. "Managed funds seem to be the preferred method of investing in overseas ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
... programs across the developed world is not leading to better investment outcomes. Government and regulators, however, have little choice but to continue to develop their financial literacy programs because the alternative is even worse especially for ...

Losing triple A by trying to maintain AAA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013