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Harvesting performance from agribusiness

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... performance expectations, the report also said agribusiness volatility is climbing and is now expected to be one and half times that in the general stock market. Explaining the drivers behind the performance, the report revealed "Rising demand from emerging ...

AWU campaigns for opt-in super

... he added. Howes said that ordinary Australians have had to bear the Reserve Bank's decision to raise interest rates three times in the past six months with a fourth one just around the corner. This means that the promised tax cuts "would rapidly disappear ...

BNY Mellon pursues advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2008
... including unconstrained portfolios - portfolios that have both long and short elements in it that are designed for volatile times. It's a strategy that we feel will be better positioned for the environment going forward," said Gruver. "We also have to ...

Market shake-up spurs ETF demand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2008
... model for many unlisted funds. So flexible management of an international portfolio using iShares can help weather tough times," said Bradbury. Barclays also claims that its 14 ASX-listed iShares are generally more "cost effective than equivalent unlisted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2008
... yesterday's shock downgrade from ANZ. "Everyone is happy when the market is going up, which is a nice change from recent times," Mr Heffernan said. "The banks are doing well after their pasting in the past few days with some now up over two per cent. ...

UBS and Genworth tap income-for-life market

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2008
... value of their portfolios. The guaranteed income of participants may also receive a rise in the value of their portfolio in times of strong performing markets. "Employing our 25-year asset allocation approach, our target retirement funds already address ...

Diversity pays in wealth management: CBA

... the scale and the brand that investors are drawn to during uncertain markets. "First State is a strong brand and in tough times, people go to strong brands." And the numbers show that CFS was one of last year's star performers. CFS' underlying profit ...

Navigator funds up 53pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
... Australia enters 2008 in a strong position, confident of continued growth despite current market volatility. During turbulent times these is always a flight to quality as investors and financial advisers seek high quality partners."

Fear brings opportunity for the wise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... history is any guide, a buying opportunity may now be upon us. Since 1991, the market has fallen by over 20 per cent five times. On four of those occasions, the following year provided strong return for investors," noted the report. Wise-owl found market ...

Breakthrough on super fund fee processing

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... Should the new software be implemented, super funds would arguably be able to speed up their processing time to nearly 10 times the current rate. Wainer believes that the results would prove fruitful for the industry as it will open doors for super funds ...