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BNP Paribas wins AvSuper mandate on tech

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... currently facing changing market dynamics, coupled with increasing demand for systems and increased operational efficiency. We feel given our ongoing investment in technology, that we are ideally positioned to partner with and support AvSuper and meet ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Uh-oh. Here's looking at you kid, and kid you're not looking good. A weaker-than-expected US non-farm payrolls report released during the Easter break punctuated a week of not so good news for the equity markets, re-igniting the uncertainty over America's ...

Goldman Sachs equities fund awarded AA rating

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... selective and focused in the current environment. As a fundamental investor we spend a lot of time identifying companies that we feel can prosper irrespective of the macro environment and this continues to be a major focus for us. "From a sector perspective ...

Pre-retiree client strategies fall short: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... later and 13% to downsize their home. Previous investor research reports found that 28% of Australians who use a planner feel they are not on track to achieving their retirement goals. However, those who do use a planner are far more likely to feel they ...

All that jazz

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012
... highest level in three and a half years (61.1, Sept. 2008), suggesting that despite this month's dip in confidence, consumers feel the economy is not losing momentum. "Consumers' appraisal of current conditions improved in March. Those claiming business ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
Looks like investors are again getting the hippy, hippy shake. Yes, Virginia, investors are seemingly unsure which way to go from here. Continue gobbling (stocks) or start wobbling. You'll get that same feeling when you look at Wall Street's performance ...

Benchmarks allow funds to abdicate responsibility: Future Fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... decisions based on the optimal level of risk taken should instead be the focal point. "Once you let go (of the benchmark) you do feel adrift for a while and that is when you have to think very carefully about an investment philosophy - how you run your ...

Praemium board restructure

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... risk and compliance committee and was also chair of the risk committee. Praemium told the ASX that both Stammer and Bryson feel its time to bring fresh blood to the board, following their involvement in the successful restructuring and repositioning ...

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... the story about property prices, 27 of 70 fell, 6 unchanged. Doesn't that tell you that 37 of the 70 increased? Now do you feel lucky, punk? Even the bad news story that started it all wasn't bad at all when you read closer. For BHP's Ashby's exact words ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has climbed higher, boosted by the resources sector. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 27.3 points, or 0.64 per cent, at 4,303.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had lifted 27.9 points ...