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Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... have been borne out this year. "Sell in May, the go away." On my calculations, those who cleansed their portfolio of equities on the 1st of May this year and returned only this month would have missed out on 10.8% rally in the S&P 500, or the 8.4% gain ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... 4,353. In economic news on Monday,the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases its lending finance for September. In equities news, Elders Ltd and Incitec Pivot Ltd both post full year results, while BHP Billiton Petroleum is due to hold an investor ...

CFSGAM launches two new funds

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... slightly in allocation due to different capital gains tax considerations, said Matthew Reynolds, head of CFSGAM Australian equities core team, although the primary aim will be balanced exposure to equity risk premium, minimising the degree of capital ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... the December share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 4286. No major economics is expected on Friday. In equities news, Leighton Holdings Ltd is expected to hold its annual general meeting, County Coal is due to list on the ASX and Wesfarmers ...

Former BlackRock head joins UniSuper

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Former head of fundamental Australian equities for BlackRock, Mark Himpoo, has joined UniSuper as a senior manager of equities as the super fund continues its in-house investment strategy. With a long career in Australian equities, Himpoo was with BlackRock ...

Adviser hiring blitz at Macquarie Private Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... Brisbane team each with different area of focus for the group including Scott MacKenzie, Emmet Ryan who handle Australian equities, Matthew Cahill and Joshua Derrington specialise in asset allocation based advice, while Ben Kirkegaard advises high net ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... (economic) Philip Lowe delivers a speech to the Australian Farm Institute Agriculture Roundtable Conference in Melbourne. In equities news, SingTel Group, which includes Optus, releases its second quarter financial results. Among the companies holding ...

Aberdeen focuses on evolving market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... director, Brett Jollie. James told Financial Standard that while Aberdeen is is strongly placed in its focus markets of equities and fixed income solutions, the group is also looking to expand somewhat into retirement income products as the market evolves. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... released. Secretary to the Treasury Dr Martin Parkinson addresses an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia function. In equities news, department store Myer releases first quarter sales results. Building products manufacturer CSR releases its first ...

Antares launches inflation-linked fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... which offer a reliable inflation hedge over the long-term. This is compared to other traditional asset classes such as equities, which don't necessarily offer investors the same protection, as the last 10 years have shown," said Pelosi. The fund is benchmarked ...