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AXA numbers down, outlook up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... million. Meanwhile, wealth management net inflows also fell by 33 per cent to $942.1 million. The group blamed market volatility for the quarter numbers. Over the same period, the S&P/ASX 300 and MSCI World, excluding Australia, were down 14.6 per cent ...

Big Day Out for advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
... also received insight from Franklin Templeton Investments' portfolio manager Peter Wilmshurst, who said current market volatility created increased buying opportunities while the US looks set for a rebound. Excellent value also exists in healthcare ...

More regulation coming: Clancy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2008
... rebalanced and diversified its portfolios to ensure risk was managed appropriately. "The reality is that the current market volatility is the result of a complex tapestry of forces that have been at play for many years and one of the main forces, which ...

SSgA wins $200m hedge fund replication mandate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... attributed to a equity risk premium of market returns that included equities, credit, bond market duration and market volatility. He said State Street Global Advisers had received a strong amount of interest in the Hedge Fund Beta Replication Strategy ...

St George appoints margin lending head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2008
... bank three years ago. Curry said the St George margin lending business had strong growth targets despite equity market volatility. "In the short term, the volatility and the sell off in the market is going to have a downward impact on the book size and ...

SecuritEase on the defense after Tricom fallout

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
... media article was taken out of context. A Tricom spokeswoman cited the crunch of Black Tuesday and unprecedented market volatility as the foundations of Tricom's delayed settlements, and that it had "nothing to do with Tricom's systems whatsoever". "Software ...

Sentiment sinks on floats

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
... has spooked at least seven firms into withdrawing their listing applications already this year. "The level of market volatility will obviously be the key determinant of IPO activity this year," Keys said.

Value after sub-prime: van Eyk

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2008
Investors should be looking to invest in emerging markets and shares that benefit from market volatility in the coming year, according to Stephen van Eyk, van Eyk Research managing director. Speaking at the SPAA conference, van Eyk said investors should ...

Bad weather dampens Suncorp profits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 29 FEB 2008
Suncorp's bottomline has been hit by unusual weather and global share market volatility after the firm's half year net profit after tax was down 27.5 per cent to $382 million. The group's general insurance division posted $172 million half year profit ...

BlackRock fund treads allocation balance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2008
... international investors as the US economy continues to work through the kinks of the sub-prime meltdown and market volatility. Hudson predicts US growth stocks to outperform value stocks, American equities to top their European counterparts and US equities ...