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Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... cent of respondents plan to increase target allocations to hedge funds over the next year. This is over three-and-a-half times the percentage giving that response in 2009. The survey looked at 97 US senior professionals representing institutional inv ...

China no slow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
... translates into growth of 10.3 per cent - the fastest in three years -- for all of 2010 from 9.2 per cent in 2009. I've said many times before that what Beijing wants, Beijing gets. It wanted 10 per cent growth in 2010 and it got it! Where are those ...

Value a plus

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... growth is achieved. International equity market valuation is attractive. The world equity market is currently trading at 16 times historical earnings. This is below its long-term average price-to-earnings ratio of 18.2 times earnings. Similarly, world ...

Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... This estimated cost doesn't include indirect costs of hotel and travel sponsorships, costs that are expected to be many times the public bill. The $71 million in overseas advertising exposure already generated couldn't come at a better time because the ...

Aviva Investors outlines top tips for 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... The fund manager said that the Australian market remains attractively valued, trading on a price earnings multiple of 12.7 times, less than its historical average, which is closer to 14 times. Given the potential for global growth, Aviva Investors favours ...

Fin services jobs on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... it's also because the sector is working on a leaner business model, and the volume of hiring isn't comparable to pre-GFC times," said Roche. However, those who already left the industry through redundancy have also reported some positive results with ...

Lookin' good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... looks good for next year. Here's a selection of some of Bloomberg's headlines over the past 24 hours pointing to better times ahead. Australia Headed for Jobs Record, Intensifying Wage Pressures Japan's Economy Grows Faster Than Initial Estimate China ...

Aberdeen mounts case for active fixed income investing

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... largest borrowers. Rodriguez said that a passive approach can leave an investor fully exposed to the market at inappropriate times. It also forces investors to buy new bonds as they come to market if they are included in the index- irrespective of their ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... controlled by the 10 biggest groups with the big two NAB and Westpac controlling 21 and 19 per cent, more than one and half times more than the third ranked AMP on 13 per cent. But AMP combining with AXA would push them to 18 per cent, one and a half ...

Winter wonderland

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... financial markets fear. China has imposed controls on investments and property, raised the reserve requirement on banks several times this year and even lifted interest rates in November, yet we saw last week that its purchasing managers index continued ...