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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... November 2010 and up to 1.0 per cent last month. Many missed out on what turned out to be excellent entry points into equities - fearing the jobless recovery in the 1990/91 and 2001 recessions and the oil price spike in 2003 when the US invaded Iraq-- ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors are wading back into developed market equities in a reversal of recent investment trends as the US and Europe continue to gain traction. Concerns, mainly inflationary, but also geopolitical, have contributed to the shift of capital out of ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... threats of longevity, inflation and market risks on retirement savings, raising concerns that most portfolios are too equities-focused in retirement. Speaking at the Challenger roadshow this week, Cooper spoke to advisers on how best to manage these ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... futures contract was 49 points higher at 4,851. There is no major economics news scheduled for release on Friday. In equities news, the hearing continues in the Federal Court in Sydney of the case by local councils and charities against the local arm ...

No risk of a double-dip recession: survey

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Fund managers are bullish on global equities for the rest of the year, according to research firm Towers Watson. The firm surveyed 141 investment managers around the world who make decisions on more than $16 trillion worth of assets under management. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... of Australia release their Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for February. There is no major equities news scheduled on Thursday, however in the Federal Court in Sydney, the hearing continues between Lehman Brothers and a raft ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... opened firmer and continued to perform strongly. "There's been more risk appetite overnight, largely as a result of US equities and the signs of interests in US markets," he said. "That reflected back into risk markets overnight and has helped the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index is due. The RBA also issues its index of commodity prices for February. In equities news, the pace eases with the end of reporting season. Neptune Marine Services Ltd holds a general meeting in Perth. On ...

BT Wrap lends more aid to dealer groups

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... total funds under advice, average client balances and a breakdown of total holdings across managed funds, term deposits, equities and cash. There are periodic summary reports tracking opening and closing balances, total deposits, withdrawals, transfers ...

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... Alphinity, said the results were a solid start for the team who left Alliance Bernstein in May last year. "We ran an Alliance equities fund as the asset team from 2003 before leaving to set up our own company Alphinity," he said. The five-strong team ...