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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... adviser at Ord Minnett, said. "The market is getting a little bit jittery about the US again," he said. Recent weaker US macro-economic data reflected a period of consolidation, he added. "The obsession with the glass half-empty approach to investing ...

Investors missing the eurozone silver lining

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
In the steady stream of bad news flowing out of the eurozone, investors might not be looking for the silver lining, said senior investment heads at Franklin Templeton. "From a bottom-up standpoint, we believe significant investment opportunities still ...

Down and out in May

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... Man be of learning from experience." Then there's the actual price itself. Despite the seemingly uncertain and volatile macro backdrop, markets always discovered a clearing price - that is, when all sellers have cleared out - and finds a level that is ...

Demand for US Treasuries outstrips supply

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
Turbulence in European debt markets is pushing global investors back towards US Treasury bonds, with demand so high that supply can't keep up. The effect is so extreme that Bloomberg has reported yields are being compressed to what are now 10-year lows. ...

Wilson HTM appoints new head of private wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... country," said Coppin, naming Adelaide, Perth and Canberra as target markets for geographical growth. Commenting on the macro picture for Australian private wealth, Coppin told Financial Standard that while the number of sophisticated and self-directed ...

Fisher Investments makes Australian move

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... dedicating significant resources and capital to endeavour to underscore our commitment to the region. "We feel our top-down, macro-driven equity strategies offer unique investment solutions to the Australian marketplace. Interest has been strong. "The ...

Changing CIO and COO roles need recognition

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... and staff management. The growing knowledge gap between fund staff and trustees as a result of current trends at both the macro and micro level necessitates executives spending more time and effort to educate trustees, who must take ultimate responsibility ...

The revival of stock picking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... was not with fundamentals - things like earnings and cash flows and valuations. Everyone was primarily concerned with big macro factors like the Eurozone crisis, the US debt ceiling and whether China was going to have a hard or soft landing," said Dan ...

Instos should challenge commodity exposure: FQ

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
... exposure, or Aussie dollar versus almost any foreign currency," said Dori Levanoni, First Quadrant's co-director of global macro. Darnell points to Canada as evidence that the phenomenon of a high correlation to foreign currency rather than commodity ...

Private debt market imbalance to last years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... market in 1H 2011, new issue high yield volume virtually disappeared in 2H highlighting the sensitivity of the market to the macro environment and the limitations of high yield to fund the finance gap, Biner said. Against supply challenges, banks in ...