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Aussies cling to shares: ASX

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... from 46 per cent when the study was last conducted three years ago. Unsurprisingly last year's market downturn and volatility were the major perpetrators of the drop. The ASX however maintains that there are "signs of optimism and resilience among Australian ...

Transition mandates to reach record highs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... demand for transition management," he said. The good news for super funds is that transactions costs will fall as market volatility subsides. "Pre-crisis, the average portfolio would lose about 20 basis points during a transition, although this could ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors. Wall Street ended three consecutive days of losses overnight following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... stocks were hit after Standard & Poor's lowered its credit rating and revised the outlook on 22 US banks, citing market volatility and tighter regulatory supervision. President Obama also unveiled wide financial regulatory reform plans that will see ...

BlackRock wins Lonsec top rating

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2009
... witnessed a bit of a resurgence in interest back to single manager balanced funds in recent months as a result of high volatility, market uncertainty and poor results from previous investment strategies," he said. The three new funds, managed by the ...

Darling buds of May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2009
... interest rates - Libor - are returning to normal. Banks are more willing to lend - Libor/OIS spread - to each other. Volatility is easing - VIX index. Trade flows are well, flowing again - Baltic Exchange Dry Index. And, the US stress test revealed that ...

ESSSuper closes Cash Plus option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... Cash Plus will be channeled into the cash option, which is invested in pure cash investments aiming to provide "low volatility cash returns". Cash Plus previously invested in cash as well as trusts that aim to deliver returns in excess of cash returns ...

Investors hang on to managed futures

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2009
... a diversified investment portfolio, and that investors who sign up to the products are well aware of the short term volatility which affect the performance of the funds. Investors in the OM-IP products fall into the medium to long-term category, he said. ...

Mixed reaction on shorting ban lift

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... securities. ASIC today lifted the ban which was first put in place on 21 September last year, following extreme market volatility. ASIC however, still has its eyes on the sector and said it would "not hesitate to reimpose the ban immediately...and without ...

No flight to cash at Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... despite the fall in share markets. Burns said the fund experienced a "little bit more" switching late last year when volatility was at its peak, but since then the level of switching has reduced - bringing the levels to just slightly above average over ...