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May's not far away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... China's disappointing 7.7% GDP scorecard in the first quarter, anxiety over renewed terrorist threats in the USA after the Boston bombings and North Korea's nuclear intimidation. Oh yeah, and of course, there's the slump in gold and other commodities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... in to pick up cheap stocks on Wednesday after the previous day's sell-off, which was inflamed by a double bomb attack on Boston that killed at least three people and injured more than 180. Japan's Nikkei index was boosted by a rise in the value of the ...

Windham looks to bring systemic risk strategy to Aussie investors

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Boston-based boutique Windham Capital Management was in Australia last week to promote its new dynamic asset allocation strategy, which it says can identify systemic risk. The new strategy, which has been endorsed by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
... others. Markets were also primed to move higher after a sharp sell-off on Monday following weak China economic data and the Boston explosions, which killed three and wounded more than 170. "Markets got a little exuberant on the down side," especially ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded at the Boston Marathon - run on Patriot's Day every year - this morning. It's still a developing a story. The whos and whys are yet ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries finished 0.98 per cent lower at 4,966.8 points. NEW YORK - Deadly explosions in Boston and disappointing China economic growth rocked US stocks on Monday, sending the broad-market S&P 500 down more than 2.0 per ...

US advisers don't understand clients risk tolerances

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... The result is that clients are being put into investment and risk products that don't suit their risk profiles, noted the Boston based researcher. "Most advisers complete a brief, five- or six- question risk-profile questionnaire with their clients to ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... story. Boosted by additional Fed liquidity, it's under-appreciated just how strong the economy is becoming," he said. The Boston-based investment expert is in Australia to present the firm's global, emerging market and Australian equity funds to institutional ...

Two-thirds US clients don't understand fees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... US wealth management clients don't know how their financial product providers are paid, according to new research from Boston-based Cerulli Associates. The research shows how Australia is not the only nation debating investment, pension and advice fees ...

La Trobe scoops global awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... redemptions at any time in its 60 years of operation." The other winners in the Global Asset Management category were also MFS Boston and Russell Investments for asset rating in China and UBS Zurich for ETFs. La Trobe Financial was founded in 1952 and ...