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Investors yield to fixed interest as Principal appoints lead manager

... diversification, market growth of the high yield market particularly from the baby boomers demanding higher yield and low risk, historically uncorrelated performance and improved credit risk management tools as key drivers behind the long term demand ...

Standard & Poor's puts DeAM fund on hold after sale

... as its Philadelphia-based active fixed income business for up to 265 million pounds. "The global bond product has historically been managed by the London and Philadelphia-based active fixed income teams involved in its sale and will now be managed by ...

Morningstar feels Advance needs to boost bull market returns

... portfolio holdings when selecting its submanager line up. Fund managers Maple-Brown Abbott (MBA) and Schroders have historically dominated Advance's strategy however 'core' strategies Alpha and Citigroup have recently been added to the mix. Morningstar ...

Volatility of returns from international equities at an all time low

... Eyk's review of international equities has shown the volatility of returns from this investment sector to be at an historically low level. van Eyk head of research and ratings Suzanne Tavill says volatility levels were particularly low between stocks ...

Mariner launches new instalment products

... payment. Ireland said the new products offered investors good long-term leveraged exposure to the banking sector. "Historically, Australia's banks have rewarded investors with capital growth and solid dividend yields, both of which are captured in the ...

Housing finance falling and consumer sentiment easing

... Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell 2.9 per cent in December. However consumer sentiment remains at historically high levels. TD Securities notes the trend is "consistent with ongoing solid growth in household consumption exp ...

Small business confidence at 11 year high - survey

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2004
... \"Business confidence is six percentage points higher than it was at the same time last year, which at that time was an historically high level for the index,\" Singh said. Employment was robust with three per cent of SMEs increasing their workforces ...

Fitch: investment properties more risky than owner-occupied

... downturn, as borrowers would fight harder to protect their primary residence compared with an investment property. While historically investment property loans had generally performed better than owner-occupied loans, the demographic and risk profiles ...

News Corp placed on review by Moody's for possible ratings upgrade

... continued investment and acquisitions. Moody's said it will consider the level of continuing M&A-driven risk, which has historically been high for the company and a constraining factor for the company's ratings. AAP

IPO stampede could create headwind for market

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2004
... also expected to relist this year. Portfolio partners investment manager Richard Dixon said a steady list of IPOs historically reflects that the market has been strong. "But on the flip side, it also means it will create a fair bit of headwind for the ...