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Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Equities moved strongly to the upside in morning trade, building on yesterday's stunning stock market rebound with experts predicting further volatility but rating Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Australian share market dropped sharply on the open as nervous investors reacted to Standard & Poor's historic weekend downgrade of US sovereign credit. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index had fallen 66.1 points or 1.59% to 4103.6 while ...

Agreement reached on debt ceiling

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
The US has reached a last-minute agreement to raise its debt ceiling, narrowly averting what might have become a global economic disaster. US President Barack Obama announced that Democrat and Republican Party leaders in both the House of Representatives ...

Planners unprepared for second stage clients

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
Equity Trustees is preparing to acquire two niche aged care planning practices to target a new emerging class of clients, something it said the planning industry is not ready for. Equity Trustees (EQT) is in negotiations with planning practice, Paragon ...

Secondary market for private equity heats with billion dollar deal

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011
Several large transactions have heated up the secondary market for global private equity, suggesting predictions for market upturn were right according to new research from alternative investment research firm Preqin. AXA Private Equity's purchase of ...

Australia ahead of pack in IT wealth spend

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The wealth management industry in Australia and the Asia Pacific is set to outpace the rest of the world in IT investment over the next four years as the need for enhanced internet services and compliance technology fuels spending. According to technology ...

Investor eyes fixing on fixed interest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
Demand for investments that deliver stable reliable income streams will push demand for inflation linked bonds, said a fixed interest manager trying to cash in on the sector. Omega Global Investors, a boutique manager part owned by the Macquarie group ...

ASX carbon tax ready and willing

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
The strong outlook for carbon derivatives has placed the Australian Securities Exchange in prime position post-carbon tax, according to head of equities strategy, Morningstar. Ross Bird, head of equities strategy, Morningstar, said in his special report ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
REST Industry Super's core strategy achieved returns of 9.56% for the last financial year, which the fund attributed to its active management style, while its tax-free core pension strategy returned 10.71%. The $20 billion hospitality industry fund ...

Cautious bulls predict solid earnings season

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Fund managers from Treasury Group's boutique portfolio have forecast a cautiously positive outlook for the upcoming earnings season. FrankVillante, chief investment officer of Celeste Funds Management, a small-cap Australian stock specialist, said he ...