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Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2006
Investor anxiety ebbed slightly over the course of last week's financial market trading activity with both volatility and risk aversion easing from heightened levels. Inflation fears kept investors on tenterhooks over the past fortnight amid concern ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAY 2006
... 1.34 per cent, to close at 2,198.24. LONDON - Leading UK shares closed higher, continuing a recent pattern of extreme volatility, and market watchers say jitters about interest rates are not over, despite encouraging US GDP data. The FTSE 100 index closed ...

New BT MTM line up avoids home bias

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... manager selection, Stewart Brentnall, said the changes "Will enable the delivery of higher returns for lower risk and volatility at no extra cost." The new line up of managers and mandates will include a total Australian shares pool of $600 million ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Market volatility increased last week as markets for bonds, equities and commodities sold off after higher-than-expected US CPI inflation data doused market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will give interest rate hikes a breather. Financial ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
... of its large impact on economic growth due to its large multiplier effect - rate pause speculation is coming back. Volatility will continue in financial markets as investors continue to react to US data releases. There is no one else to blame for this ...

Select gold up 118 per cent in just 12 months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
... percentage points more than the Gold Bullion Index. However, Select noted that its outperformance comes with twice the volatility of the Gold Bullion Index even though they match the volatility of the FTSE Index. According to Select, "The Gold Fund rose ...

Macq fund sizzles on high occupancy

... Consultants is a fan and noted in a report that an allocation in MDPF increased portfolio returns and lowered overall volatility. For example, since January 2006, the fund has delivered 3.07 per cent gross return versus the ASX's 1.83 per cent. "And ...

S&P to rate its raters

... system is not foolproof. "I think you have to put those numbers in context. You would have to compare them against the volatility of the market at the time which would affect how the funds performed," said Hoven. The value of ratings have come to the ...

Macq multi-strategy fund recommended by Zenith

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 APR 2006
... Global Futures Fund (17.5 per cent). The fund's stated objective is to deliver 15 per cent returns per annum with a volatility target of five per cent per annum. The underlying funds in the portfolio have an absolute return focus, with the exception ...

Hedge funds expect more USD rallies: Greenwich-Van

Recent volatility in the S&P 500 and in global currency markets has made hedge fund managers even more upbeat about the USD. According to the Greenwich-Van Macro Sentiment Index, the proportion of hedge fund managers upbeat on the USD has jumped from ...