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Oil price spike won't spoil Aussie equity party

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
While the rising oil price might make some investors worry about the sustainability of the global economy, Perpetual Investment's head of investment market research, Matt Sherwood, says Australian businesses should be more insulated. Rainmaker chief ...

CBA wealth division posts strong rise in profits

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management arm has posted a net after tax profit of $334 million, its half-year result shows. The profit growth in the wealth division, which includes Colonial First State, Colonial First State Global Asset Management and ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... transparency. In 2012 the number of hedge fund mandates awarded to direct funds continued to increase, especially in the macro, fixed income and reinsurance areas. Similarly, within the private markets area, real estate, private equity and infrastructure ...

Global listed property outperforms global equities by 8.6%

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... Lonsec noted that larger REIT players are perceived (by investors) to be lower risk than their smaller counterparts. "With macro uncertainty prevailing, fund managers were not taking material regional bets but instead focusing on stock selection," said ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... the Alternatives sector, identifying a further five A-rated managers covering the absolute return, commodities and global macro sectors. Investors are realising that the alternative asset classes can provide uncorrelated returns. Between 2005 and 2011 ...

No end in sight for ASX rally: InStreet

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
There is enough power in the market for the rally to reach a fresh record high, according to InStreet Investment's managing director George Lucas. The ASX has enjoyed a strong start to 2013, gaining almost 6% since 1 January, and while there are still ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... and its re-acceleration that, in turn, is thanks to Europe and the relative calm there... and oh, some improvement in its macro indicators too. Albeit still in contraction territory, the final PMI reading for January rose to an 11th-month high and the ...

Good, better, best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
Betterer and betterer. That's the feeling one gets when one scours through the macro stats and surveys released over the past 24 hours. Never mind reports of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowering its world growth forecast anew - down to 3.5% ...

Aussie equities to rise another 20% in 2013: Fidelity

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Cheap valuations, high dividend yields, a US and Chinese recovery and even history are on the side of Australian share market investors this year, according to Fidelity head of Australian equities Paul Taylor. With dividends reinvested, the Australian ...

2013 a turning point for world economy: Clime

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
Significant improvements in each of the world's most anxiously watched markets have prompted a dramatic lift in investor sentiment, and could signal a major turning point for the global economy, according to Clime chief investment officer John Abernathy. ...