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Asian private equity grows rapidly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
... 10. The surprise is the absence of Indian private equity managers from the study's top 30, they noted, due to investor sentiment in the sub-continent cooling "despite the size and promise of the market". The most popular private equity investment funds ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... borrowing rates eased as traders braced for weekend elections in two eurozone nations. Weak US jobs data undermined investor sentiment on both sides of the Atlantic. London's FTSE 100 index lost 1.93 per cent to close at 5655.06 points, the Paris CAC ...

Wealth down as ANZ records bumper profit

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... profit attributable to the division fell 9% in Australia, reflecting subdued market conditions and negative investor sentiment, according to the Bank, although funds under management grew by 4% in first half. Wealth performed better in New Zealand, growing ...

Future Fund returns 5.4pc for Q1

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... the first half have been reversed as central banks took steps to provide greater monetary accommodation and investor sentiment improved. At the same time, structural problems for the global economy remain and the outlook, particularly in Europe, is challenging," ...

Investor negativity despite positive signs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
Investor sentiment climbed a significant 5.6 points in the latest index report, taking it to -16.8 and the eighth consecutive negative quarter. Based on the fourth quarter of 2011, a survey of 1,004 respondents between February 21 and March 5 this year ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... thinking, have a look at the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) latest report. The latest AAII Investor Sentiment Survey shows that while bullish sentiment - or expectations that stock prices will rise over the next six months - fell ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... stock market itself, there's still momentum behind further advances and it's still cheap at current levels. Investor sentiment too is on its side. According to reports, US investor sentiment is currently at 45.6% -- a five-week high and has been above ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2012
... stocks rose, shrugging off concerns about the eurozone's debt crisis as a batch of rosy US economic data buoyed investor sentiment with the Dow hitting a near four-year high. Tokyo stocks on Friday hit their highest level in six months, rising 1.58 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... their highest level in five weeks after better than expected Chinese economic growth buoyed already optimistic investor sentiment. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 68.4 points, or 1.7 per cent, at 4,215.6, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

UBS: Political turmoil adding to market woes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... action on the crisis but also in areas impacting the global economy, such as world trade, according to UBS. Investor sentiment will be a key factor in market performance in 2012, although along with closely examining the concept of a risk-free asset ...