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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2006
... expected to give back a large portion of the gains made yesterday as commodity prices reversed track, sending offshore equities markets lower and setting the scene for further local retracement. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

Rivals join hands for AustralianSuper

... the arrangement that will come into effect in July, Frontier Investment Consulting will be in charge of the Australian equities, property, infrastructure and private equity asset classes. JANA will be responsible for international equities, currency ...

Perpetual profits to jump 13 per cent

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAY 2006
... $33.9 billion, up $7.2 billion or 27 per cent since 30 June 2005. Perpetual's flagship offering, the Perpetual Australian Equities Fund, was last reviewed by S&P in June/July 2005 and allocated a five star rating which it has held, despite being downgraded ...

After tax is where returns are at: Navigator

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Investors need to compare after tax returns when looking at managed Australian equities funds according to Navigator, with recent research showing returns vary widely. Navigator said the research was aimed at encouraging investors to look at a broader ...

CommSec product to tap into Chinese neighbours

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
... 225), Korea (Kospi 200), Singapore (MSCI Singapore Free), Taiwan (MSCI Taiwan) and Hong Kong (Hang Seng). CommSec's chief equities economist, Craig James, tips a ripple effect will drive strong regional performance and returns to investors. "Firm business ...

Weekly economic round-up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2006
Market volatility increased last week as markets for bonds, equities and commodities sold off after higher-than-expected US CPI inflation data doused market expectations that the US Federal Reserve will give interest rate hikes a breather. Financial ...

Emerging markets to bounce back after correction

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2006
Emerging market equities came under the spotlight in last week's global markets downturn with some predicting a fall in investors' appetite for risk, but economists say it only signals a temporary correction for the sector. According to State Street's ...

CARE Super opens ASX200 trading for members

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
... CARE Super has announced a new investment option which will allow members to actively invest in ASX200 stocks. Macquarie Equities Limited will provide the functionality and members with account balances of over $10,000 will be able to actively trade ...

Suncorp scores $35m AMP mandate

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2006
... include sectors that do not fulfill the ethical funds' requirements." Suncorp currently manages $3.9 billion in Australian equities. It's investment process is heavily research driven and built around a model where analysts must make the buy and sell ...

Advance appoints Tradewinds to manage international

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... a new addition to manage 10 per cent of its International Shares Multi-blend Fund. Tradewinds is a value style global equities specialist with a high conviction portfolio it says is not correlated to the benchmark. Head of investment solutions at Advance ...