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Little fish and the big picture

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
... worry" in recent weeks." Most economists and market analysts expect the ride for shares in the short term has more volatility potential following a too-far-too-fast rise that would see them due for another pause. However, beyond this, the market expects ...

Living in a volatile world: Pengana

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2007
Living in interesting times means now may be the time to focus on volatility itself instead of just traditional performance measures, said Alvin Wilkinson, principal portfolio manager of the new Pengana Global Volatility Fund that is due to launch in ...

Both feet firmly on the high wire

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
... The knock on effects where felt in a wide variety of markets, with rising credit spreads, currency and equity market volatility, and structured credit products in particular became the pariahs of the investment landscape. "Viewed in a medium-term context ...

AXA survey dispels retiree myth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... outside the family home. It found that many retirees want to invest more to achieve their retirement goals but market volatility and the fear of losing their money discourages them from doing so. Steve Burgess, general manager wealth management of AXA ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
... financial markets. Saly said it was hard to tell if the local bourse would stay on an upward course given its recent volatility. "I can't imagine we're going to see two per cent gains every day," she said. "But we are also being supported by a lot of ...

Diversification under the microscope

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2007
... investors to re-assess how diversified their investment portfolios are and whether they can withstand further market volatility. Damien Crowley, general manager of adviser distribution of Perpetual, said the current market swings "has re-emphasised the ...

Merger to create $10bn property fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
... look at property in Australasia, the US and Europe. One of the other reasons, Scott said, was negating currency market volatility losses. "That's [the merger] really allowing it for the first time to get a capital hedge, so that it doesn't have the volatility ...

Core-satellite investing gets the balance right

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... manager Vanguard Investments has urged advisers to use the core-satellite approach to boost returns and reduce the volatility of their clients' portfolios. A popular model in the US, core-satellite investing combines a 'core' portfolio of indexed funds ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... meeting season. "It's a testing time generally with the sub-prime issues going on." He said there should be continued volatility during the remainder of the week. The Dow Jones industrial average lifted 14.47 points to 13,127.85, while the Standard & ...

Water off a Peking duck's back

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2007
... Investors Service, Asia Pacific as a whole has been shrugging off sub-prime crisis and liquidity. "While significant volatility has occurred in credit markets recently, no indications have emerged of rated corporates in Asia Pacific (ex Japan) experiencing ...