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Volatility predicted for emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... productivity. "These factors have been, and should continue to be, key drivers of sovereign credit quality and currency performance. "Many developed market countries are attempting today to make structural changes similar to those put in place by EM ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... closing, the Dow has reduced its loss to only 6.2% from its 1 May peak (from down 9% last Friday), turning the negative performance for the year just a week ago into a plus 2.0% gain. If the Dow continues to gain by just 0.05% between now until the FOMC ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... international investment position for March quarter 2012, while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International ...

Ten new ETPs get ASX listing

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... oil. For investors seeking broader exposure to this asset class, ETF Securities said four ETCs aim to replicate the performance of commodity baskets, in sectors such as energy and agriculture. The ETFS All Commodities (CSP) provides exposure to 20 different ...

Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... obtain a commodities exposure, given a low correlation, below 1% in most cases. "The correlation between agriculture performance and the underlying companies is around 0.4%, for oil and gas, it's about 0.65%," Gunzberg said. "The reason for that low ...

Super FUM up 3.6pc

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... as a sign of things to come, driven by 33,000 increase in the number of SMSFs through the year as cost conscious, performance oriented high-end superannuation consumers vote with their wallets and go it alone and exit the wealth sector. The economic ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... international investment position for March quarter 2012, while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International ...

Emerging managers add twice the alpha

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
The performance of emerging manager hedge funds is roughly twice that of established manager hedge funds over the past 20 years, according to new research. This is despite large hedge funds attracting most of the inflows, said Peter Urbani, formerly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... international investment position for March quarter 2012, while the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian Performance of Services Index for May also is due out. In equities news, Avalon Minerals, Kidman Resources, Hydrotech International ...

Lonsec changes index funds research process

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... will be assessed by conducting a peer relative assessment of people and resources, investment process, liquidity and performance," added Elsworth. van Eyk initiated coverage of exchange traded index funds (ETFs) last year and recently changed its ratings ...