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QE results in currency wars

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... players are up to the same tricks. In that regards, Cobon said that "war" feels like an excessive term when market volatility levels seem to be on a continuous declining trajectory. "History tells us that the unintended consequences of austerity policies ...

Investors must push for PE transparency

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... guidelines outlined by the International Limited Partners Association (Ilpa). Blackburn says that continued market volatility is likely to see greater demand for alternative assets classes like private equity and this should raise awareness about the ...

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 ...

No BO news till elections please?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... troika report on Greece would be bad. If so, Grexit becomes an issue again, then contagion speculations, then market volatility and ructions. And this will smell BO - bad for Obama. Not that Europe needs convincing, Europe's anti-Romney. "As far as European ...

Lofty A$ supports offshore ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... relative domestic company performance. Oliver said that large cap companies in the US have withstood the recent market volatility and slowdown well. As a result, share prices have held up, and when combined with the strong AUD means those companies can ...

Buying volatility a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2012
... 500. Introduced in 1993, the VIX index is considered by many as the best barometer of investor sentiment and market volatility. By buying into the VIX curve with futures, Thompson said you can cash in on an equities drop - suitably diversifying the portfolio. ...

We're not obsolete: Brokers defend their patch

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
Despite a flurry of recent mergers, courtesy of reduced appetite for equities, regulatory changes and market volatility, the role of Australian stock brokers is far from obsolete. That's the view of Andrew Coppin, managing director of listed broking ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Chinese growth as four factors that could spark a market shock. While the political uncertainty contributes to market volatility and makes short-term equity investing challenging, Naeimi however says emphasising contrarian drivers should keep investors ...

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... available relatively cheaply at present and will become increasingly important for buffering portfolios from ongoing market volatility." Hamlyn attributed the main causes for higher inflation in Australia to a close integration with rapidly industrialising ...

Lifecycle discussion needs context: Milliman

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... said the lesson was that it wasn't equity exposure that should have been managed, but rather downside risk or market volatility. "The concept was right and the way they communicated it was right - but the implementation was wrong," Matterson said. "The ...