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Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
Let it rip boys! US equities closed weaker while we were sleeping apparently still reeling from the previous day's FOMC assessment that the US economy remains weak. Ok, let's give it that. But Bloomberg took it a bit farther. "The Fed said yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
... of Treasury Notes maturing on January 21, 2011, and $600 million of Treasury Notes maturing on February 11, 2011. In equities news, related companies Brickworks Ltd and Washington H Soul Pattinson Ltd are to release first half results. Mirrabooka Investments ...

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... participants aged between 18 and 35 - a growing demographic in India - permitted to have a 50 per cent allocation to equities, compared to a maximum of 5 per cent previously. "India has a large savings pool (as a percentage of GDP) however households ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... 4,640. In economics news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Indexes of Economic Activity will be released. In equities news, Alesco Corp holds its annual general meeting. David Jones Ltd releases its full year results. Air New Zealand chief ...

ETF portfolio vs Future Fund portfolio shows gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Investment Economic & Investment Consulting, said that while the Future Fund offers a diverse portfolio with balance between equities and debt, it is relatively conservative compared to one he would construct for a retail investor. "I think it's not ...

Future Fund rebounds

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... long term objective," said David Murray, chair of the Future Fund board of guardians. Alternative investments and global equities were the chief beneficiaries of the fund's changing asset allocation. The fund's alternatives program grew from 5 per cent ...

BT Wrap lifts fog on model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Dealer groups can have a better understanding of how their financial advisers use 'model portfolios', cash and equities for their clients through key upgrades to BT Wrap this month. In a three-year project that's costing over $18 million, the team behind ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... the minutes of its September 7 Monetary Policy Meeting, and Suncorp releases its Life Consumer Sentiments survey. In equities news, Fortescue Metals Group chief executive Andrew Forrest addresses an Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce luncheon in Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... Australia, Glenn Stevens, who addresses a Foodbowl Unlimited Forum luncheon in the Victorian regional city of Shepparton. In equities news, Macquarie Airports releases August traffic figures, and the NSW Minerals Council's Environment & Community Conference ...

Seeking alpha in EM small caps

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2010
... cap area," explained Kerry Series, chief investment office of Eight Investment Partners, which invests in Asia-pacific equities. "The Asian consumption story is well known, so many of the larger companies trade on high valuations," said Series, who said ...