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Traders join iPhone revolution

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... managing director of CommSec. "This innovative and simple solution for CommSec clients comes at a time when market volatility requires them to be able to manage and trade their portfolios from any location," said Comyn. Comyn pegged iPhone trading as ...

Market Movers Overnight: Bernanke's speech

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... promises to provide liquidity have aided a number of financial institutions but this may not be sufficient given that volatility in the financial markets remains and the US (and global) economy remains in slowdown mode. Given these, the balance of probabilities ...

CAAM eyes retail

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... now tagging CAAM for additional international offerings such as global inflation linked bonds, agriculture and global volatility products. "We're not going to launch any new [funds] this year... the focus is to work with what we've currently got. The ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... and is expected to show weak condition and pessimism returning to the business sector, particularly given the renewed volatility in financial markets and renewed credit spread widening. Consumer Confidence (July). Rising prices for petrol, food and rent ...

ABS cutbacks bad idea

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... criticised by market economists as being potentially damaging to their ability to monitor the economy in a time of extreme volatility when rapid access to high quality data will be crucial. The ABS cut backs coincide with increasing demand for economic ...

The hedge that saves

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... found that more than half of the respondents reported no unanticipated gain or loss during the recent period of market volatility. Most of those that reported losses suffered falls of less than 10 basis points. Milliman's Sydney practice leader Wade ...

Schroders launches geared global fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... the risk of blow-ups from one stock and currency hedging is important to ensure that gearing doesn't magnify currency volatility."

New multi-managers challenge incumbents: S&P

... examining products side by side that bear no comparison to one another." "Each fund has a different target return, volatility, timeframe, and market beta level, while being offered within a number of different fee formats," he said. The report found ...

High Net Worth wealth tops $42tr

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... Hong Kong share prices closed lower on Friday, down 0.23 per cent, as investors remained cautious about the market's volatility following energy price hikes in China, dealers said. The Hang Seng Index closed down 52.01 points at 22,745.6. Turnover was ...