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Military Super revamps strategic asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... from October - with Military Super channeling 26.5 per cent to the sector to make the most of recovering equities markets, versus its current 18 per cent. And similar to the conservative option, investments in debt will be reduced from 33 per cent to ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... movements during periods of uncertainty is well...a mug's game. The recent surge in the Australian dollar's exchange rate versus the American greenback has most investors taking notice and is feeding the gossip mills. And why not? The Aussie has jumped ...

Politics wield power over asset prices

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2009
... become the next US president, they can dictate asset prices too, according to a study on the performance of Democratic versus Republican fund managers. US-based publication, Advisor Perspectives, this week reported the findings from an academic research ...

Bigger doesn't always mean better

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
... he said. Over a five year period, Aberdeen has outperformed the benchmark with 5.76 per cent in net returns to July 31, versus the index's 0.27 per cent returns.

Challenger returns to core

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2009
Challenger Financial Services has posted full year net profit after tax (NPAT) of $219 million, up 1 per cent versus last year on funds under management (FUM) down 27 per cent to $16 billion. The group said at the results presentation this morning that ...

Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
... information," he said. "Video channels are important because Australia is consuming on average 4.6 hours of online video per week versus 2.5 hours a year ago." For the skeptics, Scopelliti points out the experience of a bank in Spain. "Bank Inter is ...

Ways to go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... months. This could be derived from the recent strong spike in the 12-month moving average in the ratio of stocks that rose versus those that fell. Although a highly volatile indicator, the upward trend has become clear over the past four months. And ...

Hedge fund to overtake managed fund growth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... 2013, the sector will be back to 2007 levels of US$2.9 trillion. Last year, the sector shrunk to US$1.9 trillion last year versus US$2.9 trillion in 2007. In contrast, the global managed funds sector will grow at a lower 9 per cent each year to approach ...

Rev mortgage guide "out of date": RBS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... reflected the way the world is now. We've been encouraging the guide to come out but the fact is the case studies were so bleak versus the response we get from customers is so positive," said Lynch. Lynch pointed the bank's research of more than 400 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... as Mizuho Financial Group tracked their US peers lower, while exporters including Honda Motor Co dropped on a strong yen versus the dollar. The Nikkei ended the day down 137.13 points at 9,703.72. The benchmark has pulled away from an eight-month closing ...