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Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... infamously known as the 'fear index'. "The recurrent curse of equity markets since 2008, VIX volatility has often spiked above the 20% level. I have always believed a reduction in volatility is a prerequisite to any re-rating in equities. Encouragingly ...

MLC removes managers

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... removed from the Australian shares strategy in both the effected portfolios. "Over time, this should lead to more reliable above-benchmark returns from this key strategy and, therefore, from our diversified portfolios," said Sumner. It was decided that ...

High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... there is still plenty of room to move. But the downside is that despite our rates falling so steeply they are still way above the US, partly explaining why AUD keeps going up. A lower AUD would of course be preferable but if the price is zero interest ...

Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... AMP, JB Hi-Fi, and even Woolworths to attract investors looking for regular income, but also warns investors that a payout above 90% - as provided by some stocks, notably Metcash - will be unsustainable going forward. While bonds will remain underweight ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... Elsworth. "High divided ETFs are designed to track indices that measure a filtered universe of stocks that hopefully provide above market average dividends." Having compared the governing rules of high yield ETFs from iShares, Russell, SPDR and Vanguard ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
... points higher at 4,575 points, with 5,974 contracts traded. During the first 30 minutes of trade, the S&P/ASX200 traded above its calendar 2012 closing high of 4,571.1 points reached on October 19, but eased below that mark shortly after. Bell Potter ...

China primed for encouraging rebound: HSBC

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
While global demand is likely to remain fragile, HSBC maintains its above-consensus forecast that China's 2013 GDP growth will recover to 8.6% after bottoming out in the fourth quarter of 2012. Much of HSBC's projected China rebound in 2013 and beyond ...

New support tools bridge adviser gap

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2012
... implement an action plan on how to increase the value of their business, further maximising the benefits of both of the above initiatives. "This program is about taking control," adds Englund. "By using metrics, and having business leaders coached, they ...

Coming in 2014: Aussie recession

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... be mitigated by an aggressive RBA," I shut up and listen. Ahhh... but did you see it? Right there on there on the quote above - "everything being equal". This is the classic 'out of jail' quote for us economists. As in, don't blame me, my predictions ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
... for the index since January 23, 2009. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell 2.41 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 4009.60, holding above 4000 for a third session.