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Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... return-on-equity. Over a five-year term, managers performed better, improving on the index by 2.1%, with the median Australian equities fund returning 3.0% compared with 1.9% for the S&P/ASX 300 Index. In the long-only category, concentrated Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Royal Bank of Scotland FX strategist Greg Gibbs said the dollar's movements were closely linked to fluctuations in global equities markets. "The currency continues to correlate highly with equities, which has been the pattern over the last week," he ...

nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
nabInvest has agreed to acquire Aviva Investors Australia, adding a range of domestic equities strategies to its skill set and $5.5 billion to its funds under management. The deal, which is expected to close this quarter, will see nabInvest take on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... news on Friday, the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) issues $700 million of May 2021 Treasury Bonds. In equities, Mount Gibson Iron Ltd and Pharmaxis Ltd issue full year results. On Thursday, the Australian share market recovered from ...

HSBC adds China region exposure to retail market

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... HSBC has launched a new structured investment product to provide retail investors with capital protected exposure to equities in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. The HSBC 100+ Series China Region Investment II is a five-year product, launched at the start ...

HOSTPLUS, IOOF allocate mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Neuberger Berman a $90 million emerging markets equity mandate while IOOF has awarded the firm $200 million in global equities. This is the group's third major mandate since being licensed, receiving a $100 million Global Tactical Asset Allocation mandate ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... volatility in store given the current edgy state of financial markets. However, this also signals an impending rebound in equities. Don't believe me? Chart the VIX index against the S&P 500. Since 1997, the S&P 500 rebounded sharply a few months after ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... billion of Treasury Notes maturing on November 11, 2011, and $1 billion of Treasury notes maturing on October 21, 2011. In equities news, News Corporation released full year results at the close of the market in New York, and Telstra Corporation Ltd ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
Equities moved strongly to the upside in morning trade, building on yesterday's stunning stock market rebound with experts predicting further volatility but rating Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 ...

Future Fund posts higher returns, chairman warns of volatility

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... as of June 2010 to $939 million at the end of June this year, the update said. The Future Fund reduced its Australian equities exposure in percentage terms (excluding Telstra) from 11.8% at June 30, 2011 to 11.2% last June - however the holding increased ...