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TechInvest tops fastest growing fundie table

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
Sydney-based investment manager TechInvest is one of the fastest growing fund managers - gaining $78 million in flows to tip over the $100 million funds under management (FUM) mark over the past year. The latest Rainmaker Information Roundup report ...

Can't swing it both ways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
If it were not so serious, I would think that Wall Street's overnight fall was in commiseration to Michael's memorial. Have the green shoots withered and died and are now being buried alongside MJ? The S&P 500 fell by two 2 per cent, the Dow was off ...

Of bulls, bears and flatliners

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Quo Vadis Wall Street? A sell-off in the first quarter that rebounded towards the end. A strong rally in the second quarter that fizzled towards the end. Where is Wall Street going in the next three months? The next year? Your guess is as good as mine. ...

Fin services back associations

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Financial services institutions and professionals continue to throw their support behind associations and industry bodies such as the FPA, ASFA and SPAA despite pressure to cut costs. The Financial Planning Association (FPA), Association of Superannuation ...

Lost decade redux

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
Sales of Bud (Budweiser) would have picked up during the weekend's 4th of July holiday in the US. Half would have downed the 'Great American Lager' in celebration of the June quarter surge on the Street. The other half - those looking at the week's ...

Hedge funds on a refund policy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Hedge fund investors are developing new fee structures around long-term performance - putting in place a "refund" clause if the hedge manager underperforms. The latest State Street Vision report on the sector found hedge fund investors are developing ...

Not a happy EOFYS on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
Just when you thought the last day of the month, the quarter and the halfway mark of 2009 would end on a high note for Wall Street, it ended with a whimper. Yes, while we were recharging our batteries -- and dreaming about winning that A$106 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger after gains on Wall Street as investors looked optimistically ahead to key economic data due for release this week. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open little changed following a subdued session on Wall Street on Friday that was dominated by profit-taking. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up one ...

Super assets drop to $1.03trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
Super fund assets have fallen to $1.03 trillion at end March 2009, their lowest level since December 2006, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Superannuation assets are now down 17 per cent from their peak of $1.24 trillion ...