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Basis Capital lesson far from over

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... end of the day, it's difficult to sit down with a mum and dad to say 'this is exactly what you invested in' - it becomes a leap of faith." While more hedge funds are increasingly jumping on the liquidity and transparency wagons, he argues that there ...

BTIM wins $450m into 130/30 fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... has also appealed to investors. The total post-fee returns for the one year period was 23.56 per cent to September - a huge leap from the benchmark return's 8.34 per cent. "We've closed the fund [to institutional investors] in the space of five months. ...

Giant leap for super advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2009
Seven of the country's largest fund managers, including AMP, BT and CFS, have ratified a bold, new IFSA Superannuation Charter - heralding a new culture where consumers, not the planners, dictate the fees paid on superannuation advice. More than 135 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2009
... opening modestly lower, the major indices rose into positive territory on data showing a larger-than-expected 9.6 per cent leap in new home sales in July, the fourth straight month of gains. The Commerce Department figure was 13.4 per cent below the ...

Fear not a rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
... could be gleaned from the sharp 19 per cent appreciation in the market's Top 100 stocks and an even sharper 38.6 per cent leap in the local bourse's smaller capitalisation stocks. This makes it hardly surprising that both Australian businesses and consumers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher on Monday, boosted by better than expected US employment data that added to signs that the world's largest economy is pulling out of recession. Silver and copper prices were higher, while gold and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is likely to open slightly higher after a moderately positive lead from Wall Street. At 0700 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was five points higher at 4118. In economic news, Governor ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The Australian share market was nearly two per cent higher at noon lifted by gains amongst the resources and financial stocks and following a rally on Wall Street. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 76.7 points, or 1.95 per cent, at 4,001.2 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher after a strong surge on Wall Street sparked by a brighter economic outlook from the Federal Reserve. At 0730 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
A broad rally drove the Australian share market through the 4,000 level at noon, with most gains in the bank sector and in resources stocks on the back of higher commodity prices. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 69 points, or 1.75 ...