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Gold is hip again

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
Hang on to your hats... volatility has returned. We're in trouble again! And you know we're in trouble if that metal whose main use is to adorn the ears, noses, fingers and arms -- and for some, even unmentionable parts of the body -- starts making ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 MAY 2010
... share market closed lower on a day in which other markets were even weaker as investors beaten up by recent market volatility remained cautious. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 4.8 points, or 0.15 per cent, at 3,191.01. Turnover was worth $NZ82.33 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... moment," Mr Sebastian said. "European debt concerns continue into reverberate around the globe which has added some volatility to our market." Mr Sebastian said financials were suffering after reports that nine global banks were facing probes in the ...

Aurora wins $190m Optimix mandate

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
... Optimix chose Aurora because it believes the alpha generation of its EAP strategy is sustainable over time and has lower volatility than typical fundamental manager alpha. He added that the fund's strategy is simple and transparent. Steuart Roe, chief ...

BT Financial frames big picture in 3D

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... on four issues: cash versus shares, superannuation, property versus shares, and long-term investing. To showcase the volatility of the market and how it all works out long-term, the campaing points out that there is a one-in-25 chance of investors losing ...

Feeding the fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... "global" in Greece sovereign crisis and what do you have? You have Global Sovereign Crisis and the attendant panic and volatility in the financial markets that we are currently witnessing. Extrapolate this further and voila, the global economy is now ...

Fortitude close to deal with dealer group

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... hedge fund's traditional client base is offshore fund of funds, but financial planning clients are demanding more low-volatility strategies. "I think they're a little closer to the end consumer and after the volatility of the past couple of years, planners ...

AustralianSuper awards QIC $500m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... holdings in the sector, particularly in regional shopping centres, which have provided high relative returns with low volatility over the past 20 years," said Delaney. QPF is an open-ended unlisted wholesale property fund. At the end of last month, the ...

Former GSJBW partner starts hedge fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... Fund. It is a hedge fund aimed at generating after-fees absolute returns of greater than 15 per cent per annum, with volatility lower than equities indices. Hannon said the fund is focused on risk management and capital preservation - key components ...

Lonsec names top global equities funds

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... global managers are aware of the need to balance their desire for growing companies with the pragmatism of higher market volatility, either real or perceived - although perception may often beget reality."