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Access Economics still top consultant: Rainmaker

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... these use growth options." Keevers said despite the strong market returns some funds persist in using ridiculously conservative default strategies. Why would a fund would use capital stable option as its default, he asked. The report found no relationship ...

Putnam banks on fixed income

... Investments has flagged that fixed income will remain its key focus in 2007 and will herald in next year with a "conservative approach" in case of more rate rises in the US. "We are sceptical about the prospects for Fed rate cuts in coming months and ...

JUST Super spices up its insurance

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
... "Our members work in occupations traditionally judged as risky by insurers, so this is a real win in the current, conservative underwriting environment. For example, the occupations of both our actor and journalist members often require them to work ...

Diversify out of Aust equities: van Eyk

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
... "International equities now appear to be better relative value and provide much-needed diversification benefits to conservative Australian investors who do not wish to be overly reliant on the performance of a small number of companies and sectors," ...

Borat movie and bank credit demand push Kazakhstan centre stage

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... reflective of a relatively sophisticated regulator, a high degree of sector consolidation, robust accounting standards and conservative prudential ratios," said Fitch Ratings.

Ord Minnett Enhanced Income Fund gets IWL thumbs up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2006
... said that the fund's management had instilled confidence in the ratings house and the fund would be attractive to conservative investors seeking the characteristics of a cash holding with a little added return.

Daily economic round-up

ALFRED SINN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
... economic growth. Earlier this month data showed signs of economic cooling as existing homes sales fell for the sixth conservative month in September and the median prices were down from a year ago. The Fed is also continuing to monitor oil prices closely ...

Southern Cross aims to invest early with VC fund

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 19 SEP 2006
... persistent shortfall of early stage venture capital. "The fallout from the tech bust saw investors move towards more conservative later stage investments, but the time is now ripe for early stage investing as a new stream of experienced entrepreneurs ...

After failed IPO, Snowy Hydro still top rated

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... has large water storage capacity and a long history of water inflow data. Furthermore, Snowy Hydro has a reasonably conservative but sophisticated approach to managing risk, especially as Moody's believes Snowy Hydro would cut dividend payments if necessary ...

Spectrum Super adds and subtracts from menu

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2006
... being removed from the list. New funds to be added to the menu are the Bendigo Balanced Fund, Future Growth Fund and Conservative Fund, the Sandhurst Industrial Share Fund and Sandhurst Select Mortgage Fund. Two other funds, previously closed to new ...