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Super funds need to guide members: Investment Trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... people want information from their funds to understand market volatility and how they should act. The 2011 Investor Sentiment & Communications Report found super members are becoming more satisfied with their fund since they have responded to member ...

Advisers prep for 'back-to-basics' investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... are adhered to and reviewed will enable long term goals to be reached. "Understanding the rollercoaster of investor sentiment is also crucial to assisting clients as it is more often our clients' perspective of the problem rather than the problem itself," ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
... in June, the first decline since September 2009. "Uncertainty about the global outlook continues to weigh on investor sentiment," Mr Bell said. "The weaker consumer spending in the United States weighed on growth expectations of the US economy and that ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... ratings agencies will also be important, he said. Locally, banks were the main beneficiaries of the positive investor sentiment. National Australia Bank was up 75 cents, or 3.1 per cent, at $24.75, ANZ added 60 cents, or 2.9 per cent, to $21.43, Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... produced almost no new jobs in June, and that the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 per cent, continued to weigh on investor sentiment as well. All 30 Dow blue chip stocks fell, and big banks took heavy hits. Bank of America lost 3.3 per cent, JPMorgan Chase ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... market was more than one per cent lower as the worsening Greek debt crisis and a US economic slowdown weighed on investor sentiment. By 1200 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55 points, or 1.21 per cent, at 4,511, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... per cent, Kuala Lumpur closed 0.66 per cent lower, Bangkok shed 0.47 per cent, and Mumbai was flat. In India, investor sentiment was weak with the Reserve Bank of India set to raise interest rates again on Thursday for the 10th time in 16 months to tame ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
The Australian stock market was firmer at noon, as negative offshore leads gave way to improved investor sentiment after the release of domestic jobs data for May. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.2 points, or 0.38 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... IG Markets dealer Chris Weston said he expected the market to trade in a narrow range for most of the day. Investor sentiment was weaker after negative comments about the Greek debt situation over the weekend, he said. The EU would follow the IMF in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... points. Other European markets showed similar gains. TOKYO - Japanese shares closed down 0.42 per cent, with investor sentiment hurt by a firmer yen and disappointment over Sony's business outlook, brokers said. The headline Nikkei index shed 40.11 points ...