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Aberdeen mounts case for active fixed income investing

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
While the active versus passive debate usually centers around stocks, one of the country's largest fixed interest managers is keen to have the same argument around bonds. In a new paper, Abedeen's head of Australian Fixed Income, Victor Rodriguez, argues ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
... holds a security holder meeting to approve the proposal to establish the Westfield Retail Trust. On Wednesday, financial stocks dragged the Australian share market lower from an almost one month high after the Federal Treasurer pledged to release banking ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 DEC 2010
... said. "I think the market is comfortable now that we will get a few more months of rates on hold." Mr Kimber said resource stocks, in particular coal and iron ore miners, were propping the market up. "Rio Tinto is again holding the market up," he said. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... December share price index futures contract was 19 points higher at 4,718 points, with 11,458 contracts traded. Around six stocks had risen for every decline on the S&P/ASX50 at noon. Austock Securities senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said local ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... Petroleum Investment Conference will hold its second day. On Monday, The Australian share market closed flat, as rising mining stocks offset falls by banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down 5.6 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,688.6 points, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... The Australian share market retreated from its morning high to trade in a flat range by noon, with materials and energy stocks buffering modest falls in financials. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.6 points, or 0.01 per cent, lower at ...

More turbulence ahead: De Bever

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... take over, and alternatives will drive down (energy costs)." He said that while equities "don't look cheap... good quality stocks might be a better place to be than almost anything else." A pioneer in alternative investing, De Bever also sees a comeback ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
The Australian share market has lost some of its early gains but remains higher at noon as stocks follow positive leads from markets in the United States and Europe. At 1201 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 20.3 points, or 0.43 per cent, at ...

VicSuper wins sustainability award

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... promoter of sustainability, including the May 2009 awarding of an initial $150 million mandate to Vanguard to invest in stocks that generate the same returns as the market but with half the carbon footprint. "We firmly believe that low carbon investments ...

QIC sees stronger Aus equities in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... troubles abroad and a challenging environment for the financial sector, one Australian equities manager says local blue chip stocks are poised for gains in 2011. Paul Barnes, managing director of Australian equities at Queensland Investment Corporation ...