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Gerard Doherty resigns from Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... surrounding Doherty's departure saying only that it was a 'private matter' between him and Fidelity. Fidelity stressed that the surprise resignation would not impact its investment operations in any way as the portfolio managers and their analysts, headed ...

Investors overlook US recovery

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... certainty that now existed following the complex sequestration problem as clear signs of an improving economy. But the big surprise brimming him with confidence was the improvements shown in US housing. "Immigration and low interest rates means that ...

EM corp bonds better than US: CFSGAM

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2013
... transformation, helped by the global financial crisis and escalating sovereign debt problems, has taken many investors by surprise. "A decade ago no one would have believed Mexico could borrow more cheaply than Spain," she explained. Emerging market ...

China's turn to provide buy opportunities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
... expanding. Yeah, I didn't think it was that either. It was just thrown in into the mix - for greater effect - by China's surprise announcement of more property curbs - higher down payments on property purchases, increased mortgage rates and sterner implementation ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... momentum. "Corporate reports seem to be okay today, and reporting this month has been in line with expectations, with the odd surprise and the odd disappointment," Mr Herring said. "So, it's been quite encouraging, given the wider market's expectation ...

Just another ordinary day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
"European Stocks Fall as Metals Slide; Yen Drops on G-20 Meeting" (Bloomberg) "European shares fall for 3rd day, Carlsberg leads market lower" (Reuters) "Metals dip, European shares mixed" (Australian Financial Review) "European Stocks Drop" (Wall Street ...

Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... from Australian businesses is reducing the spectre of macroeconomic risks, such as the rising oil price, from having a surprise impact. "I'm not remotely concerned about the oil price. The oil price has been trending sideways for around two years and ...

Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... Cooper Review found self-managed funds had too much flexibility with related party transactions, it should not come as a surprise that the Australian Tax Office would be tightening the rules from July this year. From 1 July this off-market transfers ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has briefly broken through the 5,000 point mark as a better than expected profit by Commonwealth Bank boosts sentiment. At 1030 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 39.8 points, or 0.8 per cent, at 4,998.8 ...

Any reason will do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... debated their respective monetary policy settings - but nothing changed. It was same old, same old. So you could imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning to be greeted by 'The Australian Financial Review's' headline, "Euro, US stocks slide as ...