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Confidence yardstick rises

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
A monthly index that measures investor confidence in key sharemarkets rose for the first time in six months, with US institutional investors the most bullish about the performance of equities. The findings came from the State Street Investor Confidence ...

Obama: he's the man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2009
So it was, so it shall be. The odds - the Dow fell in 12 out of the past 16 US Presidential Inaugurations - have prevailed. Now it's 13 out of 17. The Dow fell by 4.1 per cent and the S&P 500 dropped by 5.3 per cent as Barack Obama is confirmed as the ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
The Australian stock market was 3.4 per cent lower at noon after falls in European equities and declining commodity prices overnight dragged the local bourse lower. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 124.9 points, or 3.48 per cent lower at 3464.4 ...

Legg Mason expands team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2009
Legg Mason Australian Equities has appointed ex-Citigroup small cap expert Julian Mulcahy as portfolio manager and research analyst for Australian small companies. Mulcahy will focus his efforts on listed Australian companies that fall outside the S&P/ASX ...

Aberdeen Financials fund rated 'three star'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Research and ratings firm, Standard & Poor's has given the Aberdeen Financials Fund a 'three star' rating. The fund is managed using a bottom-up investment approach and features a low five per cent annual portfolio turnover. Mark Daniels, Aberdeen head ...

Insurance still tops: super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Enhancing insurance products remains a priority for super funds and their providers in 2009 as government and industry funds re-jig their offerings for better member cover. Public sector super provider Super SA for instance has announced the roll-out ...

Bonds no safer than houses

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
Flight to safety? Really? Fears about the economic outlook and a helping hand from the US Federal Reserve has pushed up the US bond market over the past few months. Fresh signs that the American economic recession is deepening - and so is the world's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2009
The Australian stock market may gain after US equities and commodity prices rose on Friday. At 0735 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March Share Price Index futures contract was up ten points at 3,534. In economic news, the Australian Bureau ...

AWM consolidates RSE licences

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Australian Wealth Management has rationalised the number of RSE licences it holds, which means Spectrum Super, AustChoice Super and MAP Superannuation Fund among others will operate under two licences. As a result, SMF Funds Management will drop its ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
Shariah-compliant hedge funds could outperform their traditional hedge fund counterparts this year, predicts Aureliano Gentilini, global head of hedge fund research at Thomson Reuters Lipper. Gentilini said that Shariah-compliant hedge funds stand to ...