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Managers up risk on improved sentiment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... appetite visibly increased. This has been spurred along by relatively low yields on Australian bonds and attractive valuations on Australian equities, which 64% of managers still believe are undervalued. A-REITs also experienced a surge in positive sentiment ...

Goldman Sachs equities fund awarded AA rating

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... ahead,"said Hershan. "The first is that with expectations having been largely reset in the Australian market, and with valuations continuing to look depressed, an opportunity is emerging in Australian equities. "Clearly the local economy has weakened ...

Debt crisis has 15 yr shelf life

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... were currently less about economics and more about theology with dividend being are far more suitable method to rate valuations however there are opportunities in some equity markets such as Russia, the Middle East and countries in Peripheral Europe. ...

Frontier appoints new analysts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Security Pricing team. Norman Zhang joins in April from the position of senior analyst at Ernst & Young working in Valuations & Business Modelling, Mergers & Acquisitions Debt Advisory and Operational Transaction Services business units. "Kenny, Vivian ...

Legacy systems cause super funds to rethink op models

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... funds to allow executives and managers within the fund to value and view an entire portfolio, a consolidated view of valuations, exposures, counterparty risk, performance measurement and attribution and risk analysis are also needed for transparency ...

Earnings on the up for industrials

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... EPS growth is unlikely to be as robust but earnings for industrials are on the rise for the first time since FY07 and valuations don't seem to be capturing that," Baker said. "We saw large falls in profit for airlines, general insurance and steel but ...

Fiducian posts sustained half year results

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
... and planning practices. Cash was being pumped into the purchase of new planning businesses now available at "lower valuations" Fiducian said, as well as into the development of new offices in key locations. "We are now making acquisitions of client bases ...

Bonds, tailored equities and income top ETF picks

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012
... which try to capitalise on potential offshore opportunities, particularly in developed markets such as the US where valuations are relatively attractive," said Skelly. Around $1 billion, or 20% of the Australian ETF market, was in international equities ...

Nice one

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2012
... should also assist. This would provide further impetus for Australian equities that are currently trading at attractive valuations. Local equities are trading at a trailing price-earnings ratio of 12.8 times - far below their long-term historical average ...

Happy days

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... that it won't be a good year with a lotta challenges because... But this year, we're prepared for them, the blues. And valuations are on our side. Upside risk. Remember? ============================================ The Sydney breakfast session of this ...