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Continuum returns 12.4pc

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
Active Australian share managers had a poor year, underperforming the ASX300 by an average 0.6 per cent, but there were still some shining lights in 2010, a new survey by Mercer has found. One such light is Continuum Capital Partners 'aggressive strategy'. ...

Year of the Bunny

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... UK) - the ones underwriting their debts suffer. And if they do, all of Europe goes. When Europe goes, China suffers. It'll feel the pain of diminished trade with Europe - its biggest export market - and it'll suffer financial loss through its large holdings ...

That sinking feeling

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010

Green light for Milton merger

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... LICs, planners will be looking at the larger ones and Milton is now the third largest with $2 billion," said Gooch. "So we feel we have the size to attract planners while our cost base is around 17 basis points which is the lower percentage of companies ...

Perpetual raises $170 million for mortgage fund

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Perpetual Investments has closed capital raisings for its new Secured Private Debt Fund, with industry and corporate super funds, high net worth individuals and dealer groups subscribing to the tune of $170 million. The closed-ended fund will lend to ...

Wrong answer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle. "If your copying somebody else's answers, make sure you're copying the correct one." Almost always during exams, teacher would give us examinees this warning (advice?). This popped in my head when I read today's business story ...

Grinch vs Santa

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
"Torn between two lovers, feelin' like a fool" - Mary MacGregor Good thing my wife is on holidays far, far away otherwise the shape of my skull would be embedded in one of our frying pans when she reads my opening line. But honey, you know I refer not ...

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
he "Rape of Europa" continues. Investors are circling around like vultures around Portugal and Spain perhaps until the whole of Europe burns. Oh yes, Virginia, there's a niggling feeling that ultimately Europa will be raped and this would cause untold ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... decisions. Wall Street closed higher overnight but why do I get a feeling that there's little conviction behind the move? You'll feel the same way too baby if like many investors these days you're looking at the market's performance since the US Federal ...

Platinum feels the force of term deposits

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
One of the country's most respected equity fund managers has lamented that its retail business is facing "intense" competition from bank term deposits. "While Platinum continues to attract positive retail net fund inflows the competition from bank term ...