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Fortitude to launch Aus equity income fund

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Fresh from winning an award based on its performance strategy, hedge fund manager Fortitude Capital is launching a new Australian Equity Income fund with a twist. This month Fortitude won 2009 Hedge Fund of the Year and Best Market Neutral Fund for ...

ANZ buys ING Aus for $1.76bn

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... for up to 12 months while the group decides on the new name. As part of the deal, ANZ also bought the ING (NZ) Diversified Yield Fund and Regular Income Fund in New Zealand for $55 million. Meanwhile, ING Group's chief executive Jan Hommen said the transaction ...

SMSFs snap up blue chip shares

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2009
... small caps have received lower interest from investors, now sitting at 6 per cent versus 12 per cent two years ago. Dividend yield and below or at value stock prices number among the reasons why SMSFs are favouring blue chips now. And this trend is set ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... 1,064.66, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 5.18, or 0.2 per cent, to 2,138.04. Bond prices were mixed. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.48 per cent from 3.46 per cent late Friday. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... 2.2 per cent, while the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq advanced 2.5 per cent. Bond prices fell, pushing yields higher. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.48 per cent from 3.39 per cent late Thursday. LONDON - European stock markets ...

PM Capital readies for recovery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... McGowen will work across all the fund manager's equity portfolios and manage the buy and write component of the Enhanced Yield fund. Other appointments, which all came into effect at the start of the financial year, include John Whelan as a credit specialist ...

Tax and dividend boost at OptiMix

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
... a typical dividend imputation strategy," said Calligeris. The introduction of the strategy will mean the franking credit yield and dividend yield of the OptiMix Wholesale Australian Shares trust will exceed the index and peer average on a consistent ...

Patersons and Davies open fixed income shop

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
Patersons Securities has launched a specialist fixed income and hybrid securities joint venture with Bryan Davies, former chief executive and co-founder at Yellow Brick Road. The Sydney-based division, Davies & Partners, is half owned by Patersons Securities ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Proceed at your own risk. Forecasting in quiet times is difficult. Forecasting during periods of uncertainty is even more difficult. Forecasting currency movements during periods of uncertainty is well...a mug's game. The recent surge in the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... per cent, to 1028.93, while Nasdaq composite index rose 1.04, or 0.1 per cent, to 2028.77. Bond prices edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 3.45 per cent from 3.46 per cent late Thursday. LONDON - European equities rallied on ...