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Fund manager insists active approach not broken

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
Fund manager Epoch Investment Partners has blamed the relatively poor performance of active managers in recent years on the market distorting impact of quantitative easing and says talented stock pickers will come good again soon. S&P Dow Jones recently ...

Active managed fund returns worsen against indices

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
The average active fund's performance versus index strategies has worsened compared to the previous six months, according to the S&P Dow Jones Indices Versus Active Funds (SPIVA) Scorecard. The report, issued semi-annually, tracks the performance of ...

Q1 earnings expectations get rub down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
First quarter numbers on Wall Street are out, but they're not something to write home about. Eat our dust. The Dow ended 0.3% down and the S&P 500 index up by 0.4% in the first three months of 2015 - a significant underperformance compared with the ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
Expectations of a Chinese interest rate cut have boosted the Australian share market, with the big miners making the strongest gains. Comments from People's Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan suggesting further monetary policy easing boosted Wall ...

From the mouths of Feds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
A small minus one day, a tiny loss the next and you'll be forgiven for barely noticing that the US stock market had been steadily losing ground all week. But add them all together and they equal something to email your momma about. All up, the S&P 500 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a fluctuating night on Wall Street where a rebound in tech stocks offset a transport industry, including airlines, slump. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was unchanged ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The local share market is in negative territory with pain from the banks and mining giant BHP Billiton. "There's a big sell-off - particularly in the banks," IG Markets strategist Evan Lucas said. He said heavy losses in US markets overnight was driving ...

STOXX enters Australian market

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
Global index provider STOXX Limited has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of an office in Sydney. Jonathan Morgan has been appointed STOXX regional director and will head the Sydney office, with responsibility for STOXX ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell sharply as a selloff in semiconductors, fed by a downgrade on suppliers, spread to the broader market. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street fell amid signs that US inflation is rising. At 0827 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 10 points at 5,968. In local economic news on Wednesday, the ...