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More bulls than bears

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... year. Respondents from the US, Japan and Europe agreed corporate earnings would be lower than previous years and market volatility would increase. However, 69 per cent of Australian investors identified the Australian economy as earlier in the economic ...

Investing in BRIC, food, feed and fuel

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2008
... diversify their portfolio while being protected by a 100 per cent NAB capital guarantee at maturity. "With current market volatility, the longer investment time frame of the Keystone II Funds would suit investors looking to gain exposure to these markets ...

Water fund washes onto BT wraps

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2008
... minimum investment threshold. Padley believes the fund is still attracting good attention despite the current market volatility because of its "defensive backbone". "In current market conditions the utilities help shield the fund, and are likely to be ...

Standing in the eye of the storm

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2008
... $36.6 million boost to its property portfolio in December, bringing the current total to $377.8 million despite market volatility in the property sector. Despite the ongoing LPT malaise, the group will forge ahead with its current funds management strategy ...

China to lead IPOs again in 2008

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2008
... capitalisation up about $100 billion, despite its current losing streak which spooking so many investors. Developed world market volatility will however put the spotlight on China to see how long it will be before their expected correction notwithstanding ...

Super funds to hold firm despite market crisis

... equities markets, historical data and projections from Selecting Super suggest Australian super funds will ride the market volatility and stay in the black by year-end. Analysts and research firms have mixed forecasts about how super funds will perform ...

Franklin Templeton eyes Aus REITs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2007
... significant network," Stephen Girdis, global head of Macquarie real estate, said. However, Foster said recent market volatility has provided access to properties that were previously expensive. "We had our eye on ProLogis, especially considering its ...

Alt assets boom in uncertain times

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 20 NOV 2007
... included alternative strategies fared better than a traditional portfolio in times of economic uncertainty and market volatility. Private equity, publicly traded infrastructure and real estate also offered similar risks to equity but with superior returns. ...

Macq goes global

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
... 34 per cent to $4.02, up from $3.01 the same time last year. Chief financial officer Greg Ward said commodity market volatility helped increase customer flows and strong demand for retail products in the first half of the year. Moss also said the company ...

Macq launches retail fusion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
... retail investors to have a greater weighting to the emerging markets in Asia within their portfolio. "In times of market volatility, capital protected products also become very popular. This is because they provide peace of mind to the client that their ...