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Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... asking for - a 25 basis point rate cut. Business lobbies, agriculture and the housing industry whinged that it may not be enough as banks may not pass on the full extent of the reduction. Stephen Bartholomeusz, writing for Business Spectator, thinks ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Despite the flow-on effects of the eurozone crisis, there are still opportunities in equities for investors with enough cash to "ride out" volatility, according to a senior Fidelity Worldwide investment head. "There are some positive things that can ...

Emerging managers add twice the alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... (other research has indicated they are of this sort of magnitude), the excess alpha of around 200bp pa is still more than enough to cover the full cost structure of most institutional funds," he said. Urbani added that at launch the average Hedge Fund ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... there was double dip, there was China, there was Europe, there was a global slowdown. But for those fortunate - or brave - enough to pick the S&P 500 bottom back in October 2011 and stay right through to May this year would have been rewarded with a ...

Bad news? What bad news?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... the Grecians want to stay in the eurozone and polls indicating a win for the pro-bailouters at the June elections were enough to send the DJ Euro Stoxx to finish last night's session with a 0.8% gain. Heck, even the Athens SE General index jumped by ...

Show me the stats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... withstand more uncertainties, more shocks, greater market volatility that's coming from outside our shores. Is Australia strong enough? On this score, the latest available economic indicate that we'll be right mate. Show me the stats. Employment. Despite ...

Coin toss

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... fourth largest bank. The one the government rescued with a a,-4.5 billion injection about two weeks ago? Seemed that wasn't enough. It asked for another dose -- a,-19 billion - of the good stuff over the weekend. Say what? Yes, the government that is ...

VIX says nearly shopping time

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... eventually, they'll have a balanced budget and lower debts? Or, shall they spend more to boost growth to enable them to gather enough revenue to balance their budgets and reduce their debts. News reports out over the weekend say that Michelle Obama threatened ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... deepening and Spain falling into recession. Strong quarterly earnings from Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer, were not enough to shatter the gloom on Wall Street on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 157.50 points, or 1.25 per cent ...

That anxious wait

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... months of 2008. There's the jump in consumer sentiment in May to its highest level in four years. And if these are still not enough, or falters, the Fed's ready. And nobody wants to fight the Fed. But for now, we wait. Wait for a better entry point that ...