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BetaShares launches new equity income fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... investors such as those in the pension stage." HVST's risk management strategy involves monitoring the volatility of equities daily and, if risk levels rise, applying a 'handbrake' by selling ASX SPI 200 futures to reduce risk in the portfolio. The risk ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Statistics releases October's labour force data. The HIA trades report for the September quarter is also due out. In equities news, News Corp is expected to post first quarter results while Fairfax Media, Boral and Brambles have annual general meetings ...

Henderson appoints emerging markets portfolio manager

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
Henderson Global Investors has hired former First State portfolio manager Glen Finegan as head of emerging market equities. Starting on 5 January 2015, he will report to the company' head of equities Graham Kitchen and have responsibility for managing ...

Investors should be wary of mixed USD signals

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... trading at around US$0.87, down 8% in two months. This AUD fall relative to the USD has helped hold up US and global equities returns which in the 12 months to end September delivered 20% to super funds in Australia which was more than three times the ...

Why the eurozone cannot afford cheap oil

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... again unnerved investors - note that it had continued to fall despite the changed sentiment since mid-October that sent equities and bond markets higher - is that it replayed fears of slowing global growth... coming as it did at the same time that the ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2014
... Index (PSI) for September is due out, as is the Australian Institute of Company Directors' Director Sentiment Index. In equities news, Commonwealth Bank is expected to give its first quarter trading update and CSR to post its half year results while ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... and as the nation prepares to mark Melbourne Cup day. US stocks finished flat due to mixed economic data while European equities pulled back overnight. The risk-off sentiment had influenced the local share market, IG Markets market strategist Stan Shamu ...

NZ Super terminates AMP Capital mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has terminated AMP Capital's New Zealand active equities mandate, effective from 30 October. The value of the mandate was NZ$257.5 million ($228.8 million). AMP Capital was appointed to the mandate in 2003. The decision ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... confidence and the Dun and Bradstreet business expectations surveys. The NT Food Futures conference is on in Darwin. In equities news, Navitas has its annual general meeting in Perth. In Australia, the market on Monday closed weaker as softer commodity ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... infrastructure returned 18% post fees in the 12 months to end September, outperforming all other asset classes except for global equities and so demonstrated its countercyclical credentials. The results are contained in a new index released by IPD Australia ...