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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... June quarter's balance of payments and international investment position data plus government finance statistics. In equities news, Collins Foods is due to hold its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Monday finished slightly higher ...

Australian Unity expands investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... arm of Australian Unity and has more than $12.1 billion in funds under management covering domestic and international equities, fixed interest, mortgages and property.

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... investor sentiment and market volatility. By buying into the VIX curve with futures, Thompson said you can cash in on an equities drop - suitably diversifying the portfolio. Used in concert with other alternative strategies - such as macro managers - ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... series for August plus the Reserve Bank of Australia commodity prices for August are also expected to be release. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday closed flat, with investors sidelined ahead of a global meeting of ...

Variant Perceptions' variant perception

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... tell investors: To "stay long government bonds in Australia". That their "long-term technical buy signal on Australian equities is in effect, but avoid miners and banks... buy into defensives (consumer staples and health care) as well as industrials." ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... per cent, at 1,410.49, while the tech-rich Nasdaq rose 4.05 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 3,081.19. In European trading equities were down. London's FTSE 100 index closed down 0.56 per cent to 5,743.53 points and the Paris CAC 40 gave up 0.51 per cent ...

Call for change follows Perpetual 57% profit fall

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... Perpetual saying that an underlying profit after tax of $67.6 million reflected increased investor caution and low volumes in equities markets, but had benefited from the reductions announced earlier in the year. Costs associated with the major restructure ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... the previous report, suggesting the central bank sees growth as having slowed slightly since July. LONDON - European equities mostly lost ground as investors took profits amid shifting expectations that the US Federal Reserve would unveil more stimulus ...

GBST Quant and Russell alliance to foster tax-aware investing

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... late August. Russell Investments has designed the After-Tax Survey to let fund managers measure how various Australian Equities portfolios may perform on an after-tax basis. The customisable after-tax benchmarks from GBST Quant - which provides the calculations ...

SmartBeta solution tackles passive MySuper index approach: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2012
... does not default even partially." In addition to the SmartBeta credit strategies, AXA IM is considering launching global equities and global aggregate strategies over the coming months with the aim of offering Australian super funds a more diverse range ...