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Wanted: Money managers that are investors not product makers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... long term fundamentals are finding a receptive audience. "It's performance, performance, performance. It's buying good stocks and outperforming the market," said David McVey CFA, a research and portfolio management executive from the US boutique investment ...

Better than good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... and so-so -- but looking at the headlines: S&P 500 Rises to Record as Consumer, Tech Shares Rally (Bloomberg) European Stocks Advance as U.S. Manufacturing Accelerates (Bloomberg) Emerging-Market Stocks Set for Longest Gain in 15 Months (Bloomberg) Commodities ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Ordinaries index shed 8.1 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 5,394.9 points. NEW YORK - The S&P 500 has closed at a new record as US stocks rallied following solid economic data and Federal Reserve reassurance of support for the recovering economy. The S&P ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... to 5,394.8 points. The broader All Ordinaries index added 26.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, to 5,403 points. NEW YORK - US stocks surged on the back of a rebound in technology stocks, helped by Janet Yellen's assurance the Federal Reserve will continue ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... couple of days," Mr Lucas said. "It is US (jobs) data week and we've got PMI data from across the globe." All the major stocks on the market were higher. BHP Billiton was leading the way, up 50 cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $36.64, despite no obvious indicators ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... 0.5 per cent, to 5,350.1. The broader All Ordinaries index shed 27.5 points, or 0.51 per cent, at 5,359.7. NEW YORK - US stocks closed in the red on Thursday, with the tech-rich Nasdaq leading the losses for a second straight day as investors weighed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... Australian dollar has dragged all sectors of the local share market down. Dips in copper and gold prices have hurt resources stocks and, together with the Aussie dollar's rise to about 92 US cents, have hit local equities hard, Bell Direct equities analyst ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
Australian stocks have opened higher, following gains on European and US markets overnight. CMC Markets chief market strategist Michael McCarthy said the rally on global markets came after several days of weakness. He said European markets recorded ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
... Stability Review. Nufarm is expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed lower as gold stocks came under pressure because of a significant fall in the price of the precious metal. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index shed ...

Low volatility investing exploits low risk anomaly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... Rainmaker Adviser Big Day Out seminar in Sydney, said Robeco calls this relationship the 'low risk anomaly'. "Indeed, low risk stocks achieve better risk-adjusted returns than higher risk stocks," he said. The anomaly is so strong "that there has never ...