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IFM awarded inaugural Aust Small Caps mandate

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2012
... managed by IFM's Small Caps team, led by Neil Carter. IFM's Small Caps investment approach is designed to identify mis-priced stocks in the small and mid cap space. Investment opportunities are sought across all sectors of the market and the portfolio ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, as local market players looked past a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1033 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.9 points, or 0.28 per cent, at 4,595.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

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

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... from cash into growth assets. "As investors seek more volatile asset classes like equities they must look for the quality stocks," he said. "Investors are happier to take more risk when they are making gains from their initial financial starting point." ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... index down one point at 4,582.8 points and the broader All Ordinaries index up 1.1 point at 4,592.9 points. Wall Street stocks slipped after more signs of tension emerged from federal budget talks in Washington. The Dow Jones industrial average fell ...

NZ Super fund kicks out companies

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... research and screening program and, in the case of Elbit Systems, engagement with the company over an extended period. The stocks have now been sold. "In deciding whether a company is breaching the fund's responsible investment standards and how ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... per cent, to $1.05 after the announcement. National turnover was 282 million securities worth $421.6 billion, with 285 stocks trading up, 257 down and 259 unchanged.

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... Congress and President Barack Obama are unable to thrash out an agreement to reduce the US budget deficit. LONDON - European stocks rose on anticipation the Federal Reserve would announce more stimulus measures, while investors digested the news that ...

Investors turn from cash to fixed income: UBS

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... fixed income, and then into equities as investor risk appetite continues to adjust. Macnish expects good income generating stocks, like the big-four banks, and Telstra, AMP, JB Hi-Fi, and even Woolworths to attract investors looking for regular income ...

Not all ETFs are made equal: Lonsec

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... construction of each index," warns 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 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have hit a new high for 2012, led by gains by mining companies. At 1032 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 23.6 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,599.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 23.9 ...