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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... 72.1 points, or 1.33 per cent, to 5,349.4. NEW YORK - US stocks fell on Friday, pushing the Dow to the brink of a bear market, hounded by concerns that record oil prices and the seemingly endless credit crisis will further damage the economy. As the ...

JP Morgan breaks into NZ with musical

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008
... JPMorgan Australia had not changed its marketing spend as the firm does not consider the current economic conditions a bear market, said Linton-Evans. "Australia is a good story globally - we're the fourth largest market in the world for superannuation ...

van Eyk reviews equity income

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Research house van Eyk has reviewed the Australian equity income sector for the first time following growing retiree interest in the strategy. The research firm stated equity income managers should seek to deliver, at a minimum, two per cent above the ...

Bear market poses threat to mining

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
... resources has seen the materials sector become an investment darling in recent years, but it would only take a prolonged bear market or a second credit crunch to topple the sector from grace, according to Lincoln Indicators. Despite the robust performance ...

Aberdeen adds to fixed income Core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2008
Aberdeen Asset Management has created a fixed income fund that goes beyond traditional fixed income investing to generate higher alpha returns. The Aberdeen Core Plus Fund is actively managed across domestic bonds but included exposure to uncorrelated ...

Tagliaferro hits back at downgrade

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
IML founder Anton Tagliaferro has defended his decision to take charge of the fund's large caps team and restructure the investment teams after Zenith Investment Partners downgraded two IML funds from 'recommended' to 'approved'. Zenith Investment Partners ...

Fear brings opportunity for the wise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Buy, sell, or run for the hills? January's Black Tuesday saw the axing of over $100 billion from the share market, but savvy investors will realise the ailing stock market still boasts lucrative investment opportunities. According to a report by wise-owl ...

AXA's succession solutions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Financial advisors looking to sell their business must ensure it's operating successfully because inefficient practices risk being sold at almost 20 per cent below the industry average, an AXA report found. The 2008 AXA Succession Report was published ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... after Federal Reserve officials cast doubt on the outlook for more interest rate cuts, with the Nasdaq closing in bear market territory. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 65.03 points at 12,200.1. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 10.19 ...

High conviction champions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Opportunistic and high conviction funds passed the 'bear market test' with flying colours, based on recent performance data. Critics have argued that opportunistic and high conviction funds - designed to perform well during a market fallout - are so ...