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Crisis curbs Cuffe charity fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... charities including the Beacon Foundation and Youngcare. But the fund has suffered from an overall fall in investor sentiment as many retail and institutional investors wait on the sidelines for signs of market stability. "While I would have hoped the ...

Platinum holds steady in upswing

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2009
... index jumped more than 32 per cent as the market surged on the back of better economic data and more positive investor sentiment. Neilson said that this year the Platinum International fund is investing in stocks that provide inflation protection but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2009
... another US weekly unemployment claims record raised concerns that the recent rally in equities was too fast. Investor sentiment was also dented by a warning from ratings agency Standard & Poor's that it may downgrade Britain's debt ratings. Wall St equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... that queue," Ms Saly said. News that debt-laden Great Southern Ltd had entered administration was also driving investor sentiment lower, she said. "We're going to see the agricultural sector under pressure. "It comes not long after Timbercorp (collapsed) ...

OneAnswer FUM fall 20 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... management income due to the continued decline in average value of funds under management during the half, as investor sentiment towards platform investments remained negative given the Federal Government's guarantee on bank deposits," the report said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2009
... contracts. Burrell Stockbroking associate Peter Wright said the rise in US unemployment to 7.2 per cent had hurt investor sentiment, even though the headline number for December had not been too bad. He also said trading volumes were well below average ...

Government pumps $500m into Members Equity

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... offering. Vamvakas views the investment as a welcoming move and a positive step towards encouraging positive investor sentiment back into the wholesale credit market. "We appreciate the Federal Government's efforts to 'unfreeze' the wholesale credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... 896.78. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slid on Wednesday, after steep falls in Asia and on Wall Street, as investor sentiment was hit by resurgent fears about a global recession, analysts said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended down ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... said this was largely due to a drop in discretionary contributions, which it blamed on poorer consumer and investor sentiment. But to put in context, the fall in inflows was offset by improved outflows for Q3 2008 which fell 44 per cent to $1.46 billion ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... likely to overweight to local equities over the next three months. Casting their eye on the local economy, investor sentiment seems to remain in the red - with an average rating of 2.3 in the 5-point CoreData index. "It [is] the second lowest rating ...