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Refreshing pause

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
... presented another buying opportunity - a better entry point - for those who refused to cross over to the dark side. US equities closed flat but commodity prices - an indicator of global growth -- resumed their rally. Much hullabaloo had been made of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... 3,793.2 In a broad-based slump, only two of the 50 biggest stocks gained. "It's all red," ABN Amro Morgans director of equities Bill Chatterton said. "There's just a little bit of reality creeping in. "We've had a good move and now it's consolidating." ...

GFC highlights five-year outperformers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... Coldplay's Clocks was on top of the charts and, if you invested $1,000 in Perennial, Prime Value or Fidelity's Australian equities fund, that same capital would be worth over $1,700 today. Rainmaker Information data found the Perennial Growth Australian ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... stabilisation into a real recovery. Last night's fall on Wall Street give buyers a more attractive entry point to add to their equities portfolio.

Aviva Aus sale poses revenue risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... the deal. Aviva Investors Australia, formerly Portfolio Partners, is one of the largest and more established Australian equities boutique shops locally. According to Rainmaker, the group manages more than $7 billion of funds as at March this year. Grant ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... Australian share market was marginally higher at noon, led by BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals, as investors question whether equities will rise at the pace of recent months. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up nine points, or 0.23 per cent ...

Corp bonds dominate UK sales

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... month. While corporate bonds ruled the sales charts during April and May, there are signs investors are warming back to equities and emerging market funds. "Although May saw the continued dominance of corporate bonds, the rush into these funds is starting ...

Future lies in present

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... the financial markets. This is good as it sets the stage for another leg up in stock performance. What is worrying for equities - and the economic and financial system in general - are the zealots and their impatience for a quick fix, determined not ...

Transition mandates to reach record highs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... next few months. In such a highly concentrated market as the Australian/New Zealand space, this is significant." Global equities funds are also facing a 'survival of the fittest' test. "The dispersion of manager returns, trends toward the de-risking ...

S&P rates former CS funds 'four stars'

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... Poor's after Aberdeen Asset Management bought the funds. The rating includes the Aberdeen Classic Series International Equities fund, Aberdeen Actively Hedged International Equities fund and the Aberdeen Select Inv Actively Hedged Intl Shr fund. The ...