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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2009
... followed by consumer discretionaries, industrials and financials. "It's pretty ugly," Mr Potter said. "We're in the depths of a bear market and no-one knows when it is going to stop. "The materials sector is being hit heavily by concerns over the economies ...

Self-fulfilling prophecy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Media coverage of Australia's employment statistics had been unanimously negative. But is it? The ink has barely dried on the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) Labour Force report for December 2008 when headlines flashed one after another about ...

FMs predict comeback by 2012

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
A Watson Wyatt survey of global fund managers representing more than $14 trillion found most respondents expect stock markets to return to historical levels by 2012. The global survey, conducted last month, also found sentiment on this year's market ...

Hunter Hall donates $1.32m to charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Ethical fund manager Hunter Hall gave $1.32 million to charity this year and will keep supporting charities next year, defying other businesses that have taken philanthropy out of their budget because of bad markets. In 2001, the fund manager set up ...

Right to choice must balance costs of choosing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... the rights of members to choose their own super fund, we are also committed to ensuring that small business employers don't bear a disproportionate share of those costs," said Senator Mark Arbib, representing the government at today's Superannuation ...

FMs turn to equities in 2009

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
Six of the world's largest fund managers are bullish on US, Asia Pacific and emerging markets equities in 2009, according to an HSBC survey. Fund managers see a potential upside to equities but hold mixed views on bonds and cash in the fourth quarter ...

Alaskan fund appoints HarborVest Partners

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
The $43 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporations (APFC) is not letting the bear market slow its private equity investments as the fund hires HarborVest Partners to manage a new PE portfolio. APFC last week appointed US investment specialist HarborVest ...

Vianova weathers financial crisis

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
Savvy fixed income managers such as Vianova have emerged victorious in the bear market as their minimal sub-prime exposure and backing of bonds pay off, according to Australian Unity Investments. Investors who liquidated assets to protect income by ...

VFMC unveils 2009 strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
... to the fund. Pascoe acknowledges that achieving a 100 bps outperformance figure is a brave call, particularly in today's bear market. But he is confident about the fund's future and the investment team's ability to steer VFMC from troubled waters. "It ...

Planners spared AMP job cuts

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
AMP is axing 46 staff from its financial planning and advisory business - but the company confirms that its planners are safe and business operations will continue as normal. "There will be no impact on planner numbers," said an AMP spokeswoman. "We ...