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Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... emerging markets, but what should my allocation be to emerging markets," Melendez said. According to Bloomberg emerging market stocks fell to a 3-month low this month with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 3.8% this year, compared with a 7% gain in ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had a firm opening, with financial services and consumer stocks leading the way. "The market is just waiting to hear what happens with Cyprus," Mr Spooner said. "The fact that we've ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... zero? Yes, in theory. But as 'Timely Portfolios' pointed out, bond yields in Japan, with its "extended deflation in which stocks and real estate lost 90%" only "went very briefly to 0.47%". My database shows JGBs fell even lower -- to 0.4261% on 12 June ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... 4,967.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up four points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,980.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed firmly higher amid hopes that the Cyprus banking crisis will be resolved this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

AMP awarded $800m equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... companies listed on the ASX. The strategy combines strong risk controls and active management to invest in a large number of stocks. Active positions are focused predominantly on large capitalisation stocks. AMP uses a quantitative stock selection model ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks and major energy companies leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow advanced 0.39 per cent, the S&P500 climbed ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened 0.75 per cent weaker, with the big miners leading the broader market lower. Metals and minerals stocks were the worst-performing sector, falling two per cent, according to IRESS data. The materials sector - which represents ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... Europe and US doing so on Friday. Now there appeared to be "contrarian buying" as investors deciding some good quality stocks looked too cheap. "There was a quite a hard hit on Australian banks yesterday, Westpac was down 3.24 per cent despite having ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2013
... expected to post full year results. In Australia, the market on Monday lost two per cent as spooked investors sold off local stocks amid bailout plans for Cyprus. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 104.8 points, or 2.05 per cent, at 5,015.4 points ...

ASIC eases fears on high frequency trading

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... commented ASIC Deputy Chairman Belinda Gibson. It has also expressed concerns about so-called 'dark liquidity' manipulating stocks. "One of ASIC's priorities is ensuring markets are fair and efficient. But dark trading is now occurring in smaller sizes ...