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Irrationally exuberant greater fool

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009

September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
... rally in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index since the 1930s won't survive September, historically the worst month for U.S. equities." This is based on VIX futures pricing which is expected to increase by 13 per cent in the next five weeks. Bloomberg notes ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket has received a weak lead from US equities, which dipped on profit-taking after a four-week rally. Lower oil and metals prices are expected to weigh on the local bourse, too. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Managed accounts firm ramps up ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... was starting to garner a lot of interest from instos and asset allocators who are on the hunt for boutique Australian equities managers. The firm is currently engaged in talks with consultants including Watson Wyatt and Van Eyk to win more insto mand ...

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... particular have been on a better boat and are more willing to buy as their bottom lines were less affected by the plunge in equities markets. "What we try and understand is [companies'] revenue mix. "It may not have been too relevant two years ago, but ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower on Friday, after US equities declined on a rise in people continuing to claim unemployment benefits and lacklustre sales figures from major retailers. Oil and metals also were lower. At 0714 AEST ...

Danger signs ahead but bargain stocks a-plenty: Faber

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... past decade only added to the market volatility. By keeping rates artificially low and pumping money into the system, equities, markets and economies will face "unintended consequences", including another financial crisis in the next five to 10 years. ...

Officium Capital hires new 'best ideas' manager

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... went out to tender. He said the firm chose Souls Funds Management because it already had a large and small cap Australia equities capability. Souls Funds Management will choose between 10 to 20 stocks that the investment team has a high level of conviction ...

CFD demand rises with equities recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are staging a comeback and, in the last 12 months, there was a power shift among the largest players too, new research found. Research firm Investment Trends released its latest annual report on the sector, canvassing ...

AMIST tilts $28m into equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
... increase the fund's tilt to equity markets. Cooper Investors was allocated another $10 million to be invested in Australian equities while JANA, Marathon Asset Management and Deutsche Asset Management were given an additional $4 million each for international ...