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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket remained firmly in the red at noon, dragged down by the miners after sharply lower base metal prices in London and a more than five per cent drop on Wall Street overnight on heightened concerns of a US recession. At 1210 AEDT ...

Make or break for PE managers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2008
Private equity managers will have to front up more of their own capital to finance new deals as funding in leveraged buy-outs dry up, according to a Watson Wyatt report. The Watson Wyatt report found deal volumes in leveraged buy outs (LBOs) fell by ...

Don't fire marketers: Business Health

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... that found on average, "premier" firms invested $22,000 in marketing or promoting their business in the past year. This figure equates to 1.6 per cent revenue generated by the practice and just over two per cent of total expenditure. Bell said this figure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open flat today after a mixed performance on Wall Street on Monday. At 0803 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down six points at 4,170. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket has made a strong start to November, up more than two per cent at midday, driven higher by financial stocks ahead of an expected 50 basis point rate cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia tomorrow. Analysts ...

Unilever fund dumps direct property

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
The $7.7 billion pension fund for Unilever, Progress, is radically changing its asset allocation to property by pulling out of the direct property sector and switching to listed real estate trusts. Due to changing market conditions in the real estate ...

It's the war, stupid

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
In this current investment environment where fear reigns and uncertainty rules, it's the war that is lending a helping hand. The US Federal Reserve was unable to appease Wall Street yesterday with its 50 basis point reduction in the fed funds rate. ...

Aviva offers pensioner relief after redemption freeze

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... usually receive. What Aviva has done is provide clients with a much needed interim relief while the government tries to figure out a solution to stem the flight away from mortgage and income funds and into government-guaranteed bank deposits. While the ...

Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
The value of financial advice must be considered when comparing performance, an issue often overlooked in the debate about retail versus industry funds, said Colonial First State head of strategy, Nicolette Rubinsztein. The industry debate on the differences ...

BT reaps $1.7bn in net inflows

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
BT Investment Management has defied the finance sector's downturn by achieving a credible $1.7 billion in net inflows from institutional and wholesale clients for the year ended September 2008. BT's funds under management averaged $38.5 billion over ...