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IPOs hit by market uncertainty

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Stock market jitters and uncertainty in credit market, interest rates and inflation are all coming together to stall IPO activity, according to a survey just released by Deloitte. Steve Woosnam, Deloitte corporate finance partner, said while IPO seem ...

International value funds back in vogue

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
International value funds have been lying low for several years, but the sweep of panic wafting from the recent credit market turbulence has the funds gearing for a major comeback - with several US fund managers eyeing the Australian market. US investment ...

Unsticking the CAD

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
The real story in yesterday's rates rise is that despite the surging economy making the rate rise necessary, the current account deficit (CAD) is still stuck on 6 per cent. According to the ABS, our CAD has been 5.5 to 6 per cent of GDP for the last ...

Dewhurst to head Legg Mason's global expansion

Legg Mason is planning global domination and has appointed an Australian, former IOOF chief executive Ron Dewhurst, to do the job. Dewhurst has been appointed senior managing director and head of international asset management of the company effective ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower following declines in US stocks overnight. In London, base metal prices mostly were weaker. At 0646 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was down 72 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a strong lead from Wall Street. In London, base metal prices were mostly weaker. At 0717 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index futures contract was up 202 points ...

Equity Trustees super six times bigger

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
Equity Trustees Limited has increased its superannuation business by $542 million over a four-year period thanks to the cumulative power of minor acquisitions. "When the [superannuation business] was acquired in 2003 it was around $108 million now its ...

High conviction champions

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
Opportunistic and high conviction funds passed the 'bear market test' with flying colours, based on recent performance data. Critics have argued that opportunistic and high conviction funds - designed to perform well during a market fallout - are so ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
The Australian share market has opened lower, shrugging off a positive run by US equity markets which rose overnight on strengthening expectation that the US Federal Reserve again will cut rates this week. At 1015 AEDT, the S&P/ASX200 index was down ...

Jumping volatility not yet swaying sentiment

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2008
Despite the volcanic volatility reverberating around global markets, several world wide sentiment surveys show that investor remain surprisingly upbeat. The quarterly ING Investor Sentiment Index shows that confidence level among Asian investors has ...