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Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... in the index. Year to date, the best performing strategies included global macro, equity market neutral, and long only equities, the Australian Fund Monitors data shows. Internationally, it's a slightly different picture. According to figures from the ...

Bad, bad day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... October would just sail past smoothly - just like this year's September proved that it is not always the worst month for equities. Disappointment was all over Wall Street overnight - big time with its tree major stock indices - Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... Economic Activity, and the Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations releases its jobs vacancy report. In equities, Woolworths Ltd releases first quarter sales results and BHP Billiton issues its September Quarter Production and Exploration ...

AXA IM gains more from European property

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... "With the Aussie dollar being so strong, there's a lot of thought locally that now is the time to go overseas, be it in equities or properties," he said, explaining that in the scenario where the dollar goes back to 80 cents, you get a 20 per cent equivalent ...

Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... businesses stood at $12 billion, following net inflows of $1.5 billion and the conversion of $3.1 billion in Australian equities and property funds previously managed directly by Challenger. According to a statement released by the company to the ASX ...

FuturePlus seeks more alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... advising its clients, including the $3 billion Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS), to reduce their international equities exposure and reallocate up to a combined 25 per cent into global listed infrastructure, property, and credit. Michael ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trade overnight, with European and US markets higher, including equities and commodities. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0713 AEDT, the December share price index futures contract was 41 ...

Van Eyk completes China review

NEWS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
Researcher van Eyk has given Chinese equities a "high-medium" risk rating in its first review of the market. "Compared with developed equities markets, the Chinese equities market tends to exhibit higher volatility and its performance is driven more ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... Statistics (ABS) releases data on sales of new motor vehicles for September, and Deloitte issues its quarterly CEO survey. In equities news, the Public Examination continues of the collapse of Octaviar Ltd, formerly MFS, and Djerriwarrh Investments Ltd ...

Assets that thrive under pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... losses with $369 billion FUM in June 2007 falling to $227 billion by June this year, down 38 per cent. International equities also fell 19 per cent from $290 billion to $235 billion over the same time period. By contrast, indexed funds rose from $173 ...