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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower following falls on Wall Street, although at 0750 AEST the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was just four points down at 4,910. In economic news today, the Australian ...

QIC fixed interest bucks trend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
Traditional absolute return funds often rely on their ability to manage physical securities - but the QIC Global Fixed Interest Fund is going against mainstream thinking by exploiting opportunities with no correlation to major asset classes. QIC, which ...

Who plays the PE game, wins

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
US funds with a high private equity exposure have come out tops of the investment returns league, new figures show. A recent survey by Northern Trust indicate that players with heavy diversification strategies, particularly those who favoured private ...

Credit crisis flicks PRI switch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The number of institutions signing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) grew by 65 per cent since the start of the credit crisis. The UNPRI has more than 400 signatories and has continued, rising by 37 per cent since the ...

Growth and inflation updates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (11 - 15 Aug 2008) Key growth and inflation statistics from the major world economies will compete with the 29th Olympiad in Beijing in holding market attention this week. Australia: The week starts off with the release of ...

The nub of being a hub

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2008
Local fund managers have the right skills and resources to make Australia the financial services hub in Asia and beyond but taking on that mantle doesn't necessarily mean the money has to be managed at home. Speaking at the IFSA conference yesterday ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Returns stats should show impact of advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
A review of APRA's return on assets (ROA) statistics commissioned by IFSA has recommended the regulator publish actual gross and net fund performance figures so consumers can compare the impact of advice. The report, produced by the International Centre ...

Climate change opportunities, not just costs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Rather than focus exclusively on the costs of fighting climate change, businesses should also look for the commercial opportunities as the world shifts towards a lower carbon profile, said Senator Penny Wong, minister for climate change and water. Speaking ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to fall about one per cent after Wall St was rocked by disappointing US economic growth and job market figures. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract fell 48 points ...