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Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... volatility as more firms traded again after being suspended at the height of the latest stock crisis that wiped billions off valuations. Shanghai ended 0.88 per cent higher, advancing 34.76 points, to 3,992.11, while Sydney added 0.30 per cent, or 16.00 ...

ANALYSIS: The dragon in the room

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2015
... opportunities there and we have increased our exposure to China, mainly through [Hong Kong-listed] H-shares." She adds that valuations in the Shanghai-listed A-share market "are going up too fast, but we are finding high quality growth investments that ...

Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... debt by $2 billion. "The scheme will remain 100% fully funded at all times," Pitt said, and added that according to valuations by the State Actuary, the defined benefit scheme has a funding surplus of more than $10 billion. "Queensland is the only Australian ...

Macquarie wrap adds AB fund

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... aims to reduce volatility by identifying and investing in high-quality listed equity securities which have reasonable valuations, high-quality cash flows and relatively stable share prices. AB chief investment officer Australian equities, Roy Maslen ...

WaveStone to manage long-only mandate for Mercer

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
... following an active, bottom-up investment approach. The boutique is attracted to innovative and growth stocks at low valuations. WaveStone has several retail funds and has been managing a long-only portfolio for wholesale investors since 2007. The portfolio ...

Fedcident waiting to happen?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... overvalued. Cast your minds back to 6 May 2015 - the time when Yellen said that, "I would highlight that equity-market valuations at this point generally are quite high... Now, they're not so high when you compare the returns on equities to the returns ...

ANALYSIS: The rise of the periphery

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... dissuaded Moore: "If we were 100% confident that they were going to stay in the euro, we would have bought, because valuations were low. But we don't want to be exposed to the country if it happens." The investment opportunity Uncertainty in Greece has ...

SMSF investors reducing cash and shares

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... remains a relatively small proportion of the overall investment portfolios but the trend now is that it is growing with valuations exacerbated by the housing bubble in Sydney and Melbourne," Wise said. "A noteworthy trend is the increase in investments ...

Government scraps philanthropic donation fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
... philanthropy in Australia. As part of the package, donors will no longer need to pay a $241 fee to the ATO to obtain valuations when they want to donate listed shares or managed funds greater than $5,000. The government will also enhance portability ...

Emerging markets equity fund launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... earnings and cash flow. We think that if we gain insight into a company's fundamental quality and growth, pay attention to valuations, and stick with our investment thesis over time, we will be able to generate excess returns and do so with less risk." ...