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To Scotland we will go

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009

Seeking equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2009
... lowest level on record. Just imagine what could have happened had this report reached the headlines six months ago? US equities ended last night's session virtually flat despite news that housing starts plunged 13 per cent in April to 458,000 units - ...

Investors to regain capital from axed fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... logical to continue offering the fund as ongoing problems in the market, such as concentration, high correlation with equities and long deleveraging processes hamper the performance of the sector. "We're very mindful of the fact that if we have money ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... the Melbourne Mining Club. On Monday, the Australian share market finished lower following a weak lead from overseas equities markets compounded by weaker commodity prices and more capital raisings. The S&P/ASX200 index closed down 37.6 points, or one ...

Baby boomers eye income equity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... have more of an appeal for that demographic." "We recognised that [it] was an underdeveloped asset class or segment of equities, as there were only eight strategies that were visible to us when we started the development process," he said. Lonsec has ...

Confusion in the inflection

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... while the Dow ended 3.6 per cent below the previous week's closing level. Unfortunately, Wall Street along with European equities were among the bourses that have retreated below their start of 2009 levels. Most others, including Australia, remain higher ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... that the equity market does not move in straight line - it never has, it never will. Just as most did not believe that equities were peaking back in 2007, many are yet to be convinced that they have now touched bottom. As I have written in the past it ...

TAAM strategy scores mandate boost

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... chief investment officer Peter Sartori said institutional investors are increasingly recognising the importance of Asian equities in their portfolio - and following last year's downturn, some are moving quickly to hike allocations to the sector. TAAM ...

Netwealth drops 13 funds from menu

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... from its super and investment wraps, while adding four other products including property, Australian and international equities following planner feedback. Netwealth has added the Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield Fund, Super Alpha Fund 1 - Wholesale ...

Pension deficits worsen for FTSE 100

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... "a material risk" to the business. Around 15 FTSE 100 companies now have total pension liabilities greater than their equities market value, noted the report. British Airways, BT, Invensys and Royal Bank of Scotland for instance now have total pension ...