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Currency managers pray for Cruise antics

... traders wish that the markets would 'jump the couch', or exhibit strange, volatile behaviour a la Tom Cruise. "A lack of volatility in markets is a double-edged sword for currency managers...no volatility means no trends and most currency funds thrive ...

Private equity capital fundraising jumps 50 per cent

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 OCT 2006
... only slightly from 151 in 2003 to 173 in 2005. Alex Hungate, managing director of Reuters Asia said, "As financial volatility is set to rise on a trend basis, reliable information will be critical for investors who seek to make equity investments in ...

Shrinking portfolios add risk

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2006
... mangers are marketing new concentrated products of 20 to 25 stocks. Investors may not be aware of the stock specific volatility associated with this." But Graham-Higgs cautioned that some of the new portfolios do not follow well considered investment ...

Sunsuper takes message to the country

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... talking to our members about how to make super really work for them, covering issues like personal investments, market volatility, wealth creation for retirement and the budget changes." Sunsuper marketing manager, Wayne Sullivan, estimated that approximately ...

BT backs new hedge fund

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2006
... market neutral and invests in Pacific Rim countries, targeting returns of 15 per cent per annum with 10 per cent or less volatility. Voyager is the start-up of former managing director of JP Morgan Asset Management, London, Andrew Cormie, together with ...

NZ Super Fund scores big but cautions on the future

... the fund expects it won't deliver the same strong results over the long term for various reasons, not least market volatility. It said it will aim to protect fund earnings through continuing diversification and finding capable active managers. It may ...

Zenith names top global managers

... Australian shares." However, Davis cautioned investors to have realistic expectations of returns due to increased market volatility. He added that dividend yields are still lower overseas compared to Australia and do not carry franking benefits. The ...

Emerging markets can't stand alone

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
In the past emerging markets represented a free meal ticket if investors could stomach the volatility, said Pedro MarASal, senior vice president and portfolio manager at Nicholas-Applegate. Those days were gone, he said, and managers with a specific ...

Atom to distribute Pentacle property funds

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2006
... reflective of growing investor demand for direct property investments which offer returns with significantly lower volatility than other major asset classes in a diversified portfolio. Director of Atom Financial Services, Bruce Pellow, said the Pentacle ...

Emerging markets exodus continues

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2006
... Korea was hit hardest individually with $4.69 billion fleeing for the first half of the year amid continued political volatility and international noise around North Korea's nuclear program. However, global, Latin America and Asia ex Japan funds were ...