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Volatility breeds opportunism: Report

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
Conventional investment wisdom has been sidelined by continued market volatility, said a study commissioned by Principal Global Investors. As a result, the report, undertaken by CREATE-Research, said new ways of investing and managing assets through ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Looks like desperation did something nice to Wayne's budgeting prowess - digging deep, Australia's Federal Treasurer was able to pull something out of the hat, enabling the government to return the "budget to surplus on time and as promised". While ...

Sure 25 but maybe 50

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... least a quarter and that loses its impact and its effect on confidence. You have to get ahead of the game occasionally and trump those expectations." I tend to agree. This is because given the rolling announcements of layoffs in the banking sector, the ...

Retail trumps wholesale in managed funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Unitised wholesale funds have dropped 9.3% over the year against a 5.1% decline in retail funds under management, on the back of nervous investors and volatile markets. The latest analysis on the managed funds market from Plan for Life Actuaries identifies ...

Westpac posts $1.4 billion profit to December 31

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
Westpac made quarterly cash earnings of around $1.5 billion to the end of December, with after tax profits of $1.4 billion for the same period. The unaudited results come just two weeks after the group announced it would be shedding up to 560 jobs as ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... Bill, including clashing between regulators and the rise of short-termism, as it predicts pressures on super trustees may trump the long-term interests of members. In a submission to the Federal Treasury regarding the Exposure Draft - Superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
The Australian dollar has continued its slide downwards, following a growing sense of forboding around the issue of eurozone government debt. At 0700 AEDT the Australian dollar was trading at 98.95 US cents, down from 100.16 cents on Wednesday. Westpac ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower, after falls on the US and European markets overnight. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 51 points at 4,208. In economic news on Friday, the Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, after Wall Street and most of the European major markets moved more than 1.5 per cent higher on Greece's indication it would not hold a debt bailout package referendum. At 0825 AEDT on Friday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
The Australian share market was more than 1.5 per cent higher at noon after gains on Wall Street and signs of optimism about a solution to the European debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 68.4 points, or 1.63 per cent, to 4,274 and the ...