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Macquarie expects 2014 profit rise after strong quarter

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... April 2013, which saw funds under administration increase by 32% from 31 March 2013. The group added that while market volatility makes forecasting difficult, it is currently expecting to see a rise in profits for full-year 2014. Macquarie Group chairman ...

Pengana eyes reporting season short-selling opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... check" of the underlying fundamental analysis of companies, with a flight to quality typical in times of heightened volatility that we are now seeing," he said. Telecommunications, health care, consumer discretionary and property have remained in positive ...

Zenith recommends BT alpha fixed interest fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... the other team members being fully across the process," Zenith said. Zenith said that, due to the fund's reliance on volatility for high returns, in a low-volatility environment it could expect returns close to benchmark before management fees.

Australian economy "professionally managed": World Bank

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... relaxed about the long-term prospects for the region but said global economies need to be prepared for some short-term volatility in the growth rate of the world's second largest economy. "China has grown at upwards of 10% for the last decade. There ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
... shed 36 cents to $54.38 and Fortescue Metals was nine cents lower at $3.45. After several days of large gains, the volatility continues for gold miner Newcrest, which was 42 cents, or 3.5 per cent, down at $11.67. Gains by the resources sector over the ...

Weak tenant demand hurts Aussie property outlook

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... Jacques Gordon said recent market turbulence has made real estate more attractive as an asset class. "With so much volatility in the stock and bond markets, real estate is currently a relatively stable investment. Increases in real estate pricing have ...

Macquarie Dividend Run-Up fund launched

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... provides access to dividend paying stocks. The Macquarie Dividend Run-Up Fund targets total returns, tax efficiency, volatility management and smoother returns over time. Head of MSI Peter van der Westhuyzen said with cash and term deposit rates falling ...

Reversing fortunes to another crisis?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013

Great rotation is all in the mind: PIMCO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... fixed income fund, and credit and real return funds. "The rise in equity markets in the last 12 months, coupled with volatility in bonds markets and declining yields, had led many to assume that investor interest in bond funds is declining, but we don't ...

Dismiss fixed income at your peril

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... investments in other parts of their portfolio. He said it can also be used by younger investors who require exposure to a low volatility, income generating portfolio. Bell explained that with cash rates in Australia widely expected to fall lower, or ...