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Saving for the kids' textbooks

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2008
... choice to boost children's school savings. According to statistics from research house Plan for Life, the investment bond market segment is continuing to grow with more than $8 billion in funds under management. Despite various saving options such as ...

Equities sentiment still holding up

Despite the sub-prime induced equities turmoil, sentiment to the sector has stayed remarkably robust in both domestic and international markets. According to the latest Financial Standard market expectations survey, 54 per cent of respondents still ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2007
The Australian bond market opened weaker today as good news in the US services industry and jobs pushed US Treasury yields up by as much as 10 basis points. At 0900 AEST, the yield on the Commonwealth Government February 2017 bond was at 6.243 per cent ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2007
The Australian share market remained higher at noon after strong Wall Street gains sparked a rebound from yesterday's losses. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 Index had gained 58.7 points to 6239.4, while the all ordinaries put on 59.3 points to 6269.4. ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2007
... in five years. There were fears higher borrowing costs could cut into corporate profits and discourage takeovers. Bond market investors have all but given up expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut this year, as the strengthening pace of economic ...

Intech courts alternatives

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2007
... research shows that GTSII offers high levels of alpha and a diversification benefit during periods of negative equity and bond market returns. "We also came to the view that the Intech diversified trust exposures to GTSII were best obtained by a reduction ...

A new way for AMP fixed interest

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... outperformed the UBS composite bond index by an annualized 200 basis points, despite the generally sluggish recent bond market. The company was also the leading fixed interest fund manager in the Mercer Australian Fixed interest performance tables over ...

Funeral funds a picture of health

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2007
... people and products, and a niche focus, Lifeplan has consistently improved its market share of the Australian funeral bond market."

Fund managers still favour international shares

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... (MSCI All Country World Index, ex Australia) lost 0.8 per cent. Sentiment also remained bearish in the Australian bond market, as well as in property, with a small increase in bearish property managers, while bonds showed a slight decrease, down from ...

SELECT taps into futures with new fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2007
Select Asset Management has partnered with alternative investment specialist Aspect Capital to launch the Select Futures Fund, a managed fund offering retail investors access to global financial, currency and commodity futures markets. Brendan Foley ...