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Unloved equities to be re-rated along with risk appetite in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... reversal of this trend," he said. He adds that markets are less erratic than they have been for some time, as indicated by a major volatility index - infamously known as the 'fear index'. "The recurrent curse of equity markets since 2008, VIX volatility ...

2013

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... property prices. Demographic demand reinforcing concerns over food security coupled with already optimistic forecasts on major soft commodity prices could then make that assset class worthy of consideration. This may ease upward pressure on the AUD ...

Market Wrap - AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2012
... aggressive measures to kick-start growth. Tokyo climbed 1.68 per cent, or 161.27 points, to an eight-month high of 9,742.73 as major exporters gained on the yen's dip. Seoul was up 1.38 per cent or 27.33 points, at 2,002.77. Hong Kong lost 0.26 per cent ...

Act now to capitalise on Asian fixed income migration: Omega

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... widely expected to act as the catalyst for a large migration into fixed income assets, led by superannuation funds and other major institutions. Investors who anticipate this charge and gain exposure to fixed income assets early stand a good chance of ...

HOSTPLUS consortium wins Destination Sydney bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... local and overseas banks. The project shows how super funds are evolving to become active sources of capital to finance major projects, said HOSTPLUS in a statement. Projects like this also reinforce the viability of well selected direct property and ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... functions. "If providers increasingly need scale in a commoditised market, you could easily mount a business case for the four major providers of retail platforms and wraps to share the same administration infrastructure and possibly investment management ...

Advisers risk wasting 2013: van Eyk Advice

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... grandfathered agreements would cost them once they end, and that this might explain why many businesses - even some of the major players - were well behind schedule in changing their work practices to be ready for FoFA. "Businesses are still slow to ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... have shown very strong resilience and that is certainly powered our market opening today," Mr Heffernan said. "There's no major black spots on the international horizon and I think that has given a lot of confidence to our market. "We are bounding along ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the major miners leading the broader market on track to close at a fresh high for calendar 2012. At 1030 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 12.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 4,570.4 points ...

One-stop admin and investment shops target SMSFs

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2012
Major players in equities, cash and other debt instruments - notably large fund managers and major banks - are well positioned to aggressively move into the SMSF fund administration space currently dominated by accountants, according to Chris Lumby ...