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Aussies rethink super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... from a Newspoll survey conducted on behalf of the Investment Financial Services Association shows that ongoing market volatility has prompted one in five Australians to reconsider their superannuation strategy. Nearly 10 per cent have stopped making ...

PowerSuper launches warrant product

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... per cent deposit, while rental income and superannuation contributions service the financing costs. "Given the recent volatility in global financial markets and the fact the value of many Australians' superannuation has been impacted by this crisis ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... yielding credit. Although Schroders is now back to eyeing credit, the firm is staying clear of LPTs until the market volatility eases.

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... the G7 to intervene if necessary. The G7 issued a statement saying that, 'We are concerned about the recent excessive volatility in the exchange rate of the yen and its possible adverse implications for economic and financial stability.' The impact of ...

Buy side firms assess tech ability

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... institutional to hedge funds - demand greater control over trading strategies and best execution to support increased volatility, regulatory pressures and M&A activity," he said. Ken Fry, Aberdeen Asset Management chief operating officer in London, said ...

Three funds top Lonsec Ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... management personnel." Meanwhile the returns margin has widened significantly over the last 12 months as share market volatility rocked the sector. The worst performing manager assessed lost 42.5 per cent and the best 9.7 per cent, said Lonsec. The small ...

The luckier country

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... Australian equity market will not be immune from the contagion effects of further slides in global equities and high daily volatility will continue. But discounting for this contagion and the on-going fear psychology among investors, Australian equities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... is confident the industrialisation of China will continue to drive demand for its products, but says there will be volatility and uncertainty in the short term as global growth slows. BHP shares were $1.43 lower, or 4.88 per cent, at $27.88, while rival ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... million for the corresponding quarter. AMP Financial Services managing director Craig Meller said that the ongoing market volatility is likely to continue to have an impact on the AFS business. On the plus side, AMP should benefit from tender wins worth ...

Search for equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... equilibrium be restored. How deep and how prolonged this search for equilibrium is, nobody knows. Financial market volatility will remain as this search continues.