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New home sales drop in April: HIA

... following rises in February and March. The HIA cautioned that monthly approvals of multi units showed considerable volatility, saying the March approval figure was 36% higher than the previous month, which experienced a 20% fall. Sales of detached houses ...

Hedge fund survey reveals knowledge gap, yet increased demand

... ago". In terms of hedge fund selection, the survey said, the most important aspects for investors are "reduction of volatility, a track record and the adviser's recommendation". But while advisers are embracing hedge funds, 92% of respondents said their ...

Retail investors lose the faith as equity funds shrink: Assirt

... totalled $1.04 billion for the quarter, pushing its share of all assets up to 20.88%. "In the face of recent equity market volatility, investors have turned to more defensive asset sectors, with strong flows being recorded into cash, Australian fixed ...

InvestorWeb backs growth managers despite performance woes

... avoid significant style biases in their overall Australian shares funds exposure, in order to reduce the medium term volatility." InvestorWeb added that of the managers it rated during the past 12 months, four of the top five performers were value managers. ...

FTI launches global bond fund to Australian,New Zealand investors

... "Fiduciary's Global Bond Fund provides access to a much more diverse pool of credit issues, while lowering overall portfolio volatility," Gall added. "The fund is a cost effective way for Australian and New Zealand investors to take advantage of the ...

Super growth funds at the height of volatility:InTech

Growth oriented superannuation funds are in the midst of one of their most volatile periods with median growth fund returns of 1.6 per cent for March 2003 making it the seventh successive month of (either positive or negative) returns of 1% or greater ...

Midday market wrap: All Ordinaries up on war news

... capital, hopes for a resolution to the conflict rose accordingly. Qantas, which has been particularly vulnerable to market volatility over recent weeks, rose by $0.04 to $3.18. All Ordinaries: 2835.60 (+39.30) Dow Jones: 8277.15 (+36.77) NASDAQ: 1383.51 ...

Australian economy set for 3.5% growth in 2003: JPMorgan

... the economy during the second half of 2001; the low and stable interest rates helped insulate Australia from global volatility as did the low dollar, and Australia's flexible labour markets and micro-economic reforms meant that the economy was able to ...

Afternoon market wrap: Slowdown puts cap on early gains

... insurance performance on the FTSE-100 on Wednesday, rising to $7.31, a gain of $0.30. The stock has been noteworthy by its volatility over recent weeks, vulnerable to negative media attention, its exposure to falling UK equity values, and the short-selling ...

Global accounting standards get thumbs up: report

... techniques and make it more difficult to get hedge accounting. As a result, many companies could experience significant volatility in their earnings and capital base." The study showed that two-thirds of respondents thought that IFRS-compliant institutions ...