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China infrastructure push to boost Australia exports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... domestic equity markets look frothy after more than doubling in 12 months. We prefer less expensive Hong Kong-listed Chinese equities, especially small- and medium-sized stocks, because they have suffered a liquidity discount that is set to dissipate." ...

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... retirement system," he says, "particularly for members who are close to and in retirement, is very considerably overexposed to equities. "The problem you get is that you expose yourself to what economists call sequencing risk, which is means that not ...

Australian stock market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... was recorded at its slowest since 1990 last year. However, traders took the data as an opportunity to continue buying equities on expectations Beijing will add to its three rate cuts since November as well as other easing measures. WELLINGTON - New Zealand ...

Bond investors warned not to overlook defence

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
... equity market has performed well in the 18 months it has been running but Husain did note its rolling correlation with equities over that period has been close to zero, if not a little bit negative. Further, in short, sharp periods where the equity market ...

Climate change to impact returns: Mercer

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015

Australia underperforms as China slows down: Russell

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... report compares performance of domestic and global asset classes over 10 and 20-year periods, and found that Australian equities lagged overseas markets for the second consecutive year. The local market underperformed its unhedged global equities by ...

Energy Super awards $400m equities mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
A boutique equity investment manager was awarded a $400 million Australian equities mandate by Energy Super. Dalton Nicol Reid will manage the fund's money with the objective to deliver returns over the long term. Energy Super chair Mark Williamson ...

Omega appoints head of investment solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... managing director George Vassos added, "Scott brings strengths in the core disciplines of Australian and International Equities and after tax investing. "Myself and the founding partners at Omega look forward to his timely contribution in helping our ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
... 2,063.16. Hong Kong, however, rose 0.69 per cent, or 190.75 points to close at 27,657.47. Dealers moved out of Japanese equities for a second day after the Nikkei posted its 12th straight session of gains on Monday - its longest rally since 1988 at the ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... funds. According to the survey, the main drivers of these historically high performances continue to be international equities and A-REITs that delivered 27% and 26% respectively. Rainmaker said falls in the value of the AUD are likely to account for ...