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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton lost 22 cents to $32.38, and Rio Tinto eased six cents to $57.66. Among the major banks, ANZ was eight cents lower at $21.67, National Australia Bank reversed 18 cents to $23.27, Westpac dipped six cents to ...

IFM commits $90m to ConnectEast

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
... Fund (AFIF) and Industry Funds Management (IFM) infrastructure debt mandates. IFM participated in the refinancing alongside major banks and other institutional investors. "The reason we are stepping in is because with our investors we can provide longer ...

Three reasons for alternatives

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2012
There are three core reasons why institutional investors will continue to pour money into alternatives, according to a new report on the sector. These are diversification, protection against volatility and seeking non-correlated returns. They are revealed ...

Asset allocation more important than clever products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... prudent strategies to preserve capital and achieve a reasonable level of return," added Johnson. The survey also found the major focus of the changes had been for capital preservation (48%), an even split between income and growth focus (24%) and just ...

Older Australians delaying retirement

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... now are dealing with diminished returns from falling interest rates." The report also found that 40% of people suffering major financial losses took no action and "battened down the hatches". Of those remaining, 35% sought professional financial advice ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... up 34.43 points or 1.19 per cent. The rally started early amid a downtick in Spain's debt yields, solid gains by Europe's major bourses, and a recent run-up by the euro, Briefing.com analysts said. It also was spurred on by the prospect of more monetary ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was 16 cents lower at $32.48, and Rio Tinto eased 50 cents to $56.50. Among the major banks, ANZ was 16 cents weaker at $21.64, National Australia Bank added nine cents to $22.90, Westpac improved 2.5 cents ...

Pool local govt infra projects to attract investors: E&Y

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... positions in infrastructure," said Darrin Grimsey, report author and Ernst & Young infrastructure advisory partner. "Some major financial recommendations are aimed at helping superannuation get more investments at the local government level," he said. ...

Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... diversification, Ricardo points to the fact that the investment grade wine market has historically moved independently of major equity-type asset classes and has not correlated strongly with hedge funds, gold or other commodities. "Over the last 10.5 ...

Plum upgrades online investment services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... can take immediately is very powerful." Woodall said the pending regulatory changes around MySuper are going to become a major differentiator and impact funds that do not have the technology infrastructure in place to deliver the right member experience. ...