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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... Western intervention, which has sent the price of oil soaring. Stocks in energy groups rallied as concern about potential disruption to Middle East oil supplies, analysts said, while shares in airlines dove on the prospect of higher jet fuel costs. London's ...

Problems, problems, problems

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
"Problems, problems, problems all day long Will my problems work out right or wrong..." -Everly Brothers Ahhh, the 'ber' months...they're almost here.A And true to form problems in the investment landscape are multiplying.A Statistics show that September ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... worries resurfaced over the domestic economy. Trading on the Hong Kong stock exchange was suspended for the day following disruption caused by Typhoon Utor. Dealers cited improved economic data in the US, Europe and China for buoying investor sentiment ...

Super funds urged to rethink 70/30 structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2013
The standard 70/30 balanced superannuation fund is failing to deliver satisfactory investment outcomes to members in retirement, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSgA). While returns on this sort of fund were almost 15% for the last financial ...

Standard Life Inv GARS manager in shock exit

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
... Rod Paris. The asset manager said the business's team culture meant the handover should be implemented with 'minimal disruption'. "Guy's appointment reflects the strength of his leadership of our Multi-Asset Investing team and his investment track-record ...

Patience with underperforming managers urged: NAB

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
NAB Private Wealth has warned its clients that jettisoning a managed fund for recent underperformance could be an unsatisfactory strategy. Citing a recent US study into the behaviour of retail investors, the bank's private banking division said that ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the strong start to the trading day underpinned by gains among the big four retail banks and defensive sectors. Local market players took their cues from a positive finish on Wall Street and a rebound in commodities ...

Boston Bombs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
It started with the gold rush...to the exits, then China growth disappointment - which turned the sell gold (and other commodities) marathon into a sprint - and now this, America's attacked once more. I woke up to the news that two bombs had exploded ...

Uncertainty goes uncertainty comes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
"The uncertainty is the worst"... I saw this story on theage.com.au website that quoted a certain Jessica Levitt - a resident of one of the Sandy-affected cities in the States - conveying her feelings in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy - reportedly ...

Sandy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... says the storm could cause up to $20 billion in damage and affect 20 per cent of the US population". For sure, the disruption to businesses caused by Frankenstorm would detract from overall GDP. Wells Fargo figures that it would shave between 0.1% and ...