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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... deputy governor Philip Lowe to scheduled to address the Australian Industry Group's 12th Annual Economic Forum. No major equities news is expected. In Australia, the market on Tuesday closed firmly in the red after weaker base metals prices and a downwards ...

UN Responsible Investment head joins Emerald launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... offering close to 25 RI funds and over 200 traditional managed funds, the platform will also offer managed models of equities using Powerwrap's SMA functionality, thereby giving advisers and their clients greater transparency, control and cost-effect ...

Retirement not an automatic trigger for defensive strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... used in investment options that can be better equipped for volatile markets. "Essentially, the concentration of risk in equities is swapped for other types of risk, principally using leverage. Introducing leverage into lower risk assets like bonds is ...

CIOs see no let up in European debt crisis

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... the US, there are signs the economy has stabilised, which is helping to drive optimism in Australian and international equities." In the longer term, chief investment officers surveyed identified the impact of unwinding debt in both Europe and the US ...

Wen Confucius meets Sun Tzu

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... China is slowing. That's certain to be an oh-em-gee moment, shouldn't it? And OMG moments should leave to bigger drops in equities. The China is slowing scare was prompted by reports that Premier Wen Jiabao, speaking at the annual meeting of the National ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... after China lowered its growth estimate for 2012 eclipsed upbeat numbers on the US services sector. LONDON - European equities sank on Monday, mirroring falls across Asia after China reduced its growth target, with a dip in eurozone business activity ...

AQR wins ipac mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... addresses this need by delivering efficient access to a highly-diversified portfolio of traditional asset classes, not just equities," said Jeff Dunn, principal at AQR. AQR is an alternative investment management firm with approximately US$45 bn in assets ...

Mason Stevens buys 2020 Funds Management

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... market, will be merged under a new brand, One Capital Asset Management, and include a range of asset classes including equities, derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. The merged entity will operate as Mason Stevens Group with Thomas ...

Strong period for markets ahead: K2

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... corporate to deliver improved income returns to investors to help close the arbitrage gap between investing in bonds and equities," said Nick Griffin, K2's head of international strategy. Jeff Thomson, portfolio manager for the international equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
... indicators for December quarter are released as is the TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge for January. In equities news, Linc Energy is expected to post first half results. In Australia, the market on Friday higher after a positive lead ...