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SMSFs maintain investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2008
A new survey revealed two thirds of self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees are not changing their investment strategy despite almost half experiencing paper losses. The AMP Capital/Investment Trends 2008 SMSF Investor Report found 46 per cent of SMSFs ...

Whac-a-mole

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (15 - 19 Sep 2008) The market jubilation that followed the US Treasury's rescue of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac early last week quickly faded as problems in Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and American International Group ...

Stagflation policy conundrum

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
Desperate times need desperate measures. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) announced a surprise 50 basis point reduction in its benchmark interest rate as the domestic economy looks increasingly headed for a recession. With recession staring the ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
Crude oil failed to capitalise on reports of lower inventories and the threat of further disruptions to supply as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few months ago, just a hint of a lower-than-expected fall in crude oil inventories ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market may trade weaker today after Wall Street dropped by around two and a half per cent overnight. Oil fell commensurately, and gold, silver and copper too were lower. At 0738 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September Share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market has received a strong, positive lead from Wall Street this morning, although share price index futures contracts were trading down in Sydney. At 0747 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures ...

This Week's Movers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (8 - 12 Sep 2008) The financial market volatility of the previous months spilled over into September. Weakening economic growth, falling commodity prices and political uncertainty in the US -- government is on hold until the ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The AIMA Australia Hedge Fund awards held last night highlighted 15 of the leading hedge fund managers in the country, with one awardee returning 39 per cent and another gaining as much as 265 per cent in the last 12 months. Admittedly it's been a tough ...

IML overhauls staff retention strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Investors Mutual Limited (IML) revamped its investment team's equity package as part of an overall review designed to retain a consistent team of analysts. Anton Tagliaferro, IML managing director and investment director, said the firm reviewed its ...

US payrolls jitters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
Here we go again. If the overnight performance of the European and US stockmarkets are anything to go by, Asian and Australian equities are in for another rough trading day. Wall Street and European bourses tumbled last night as fears of a global slowdown ...