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CBA posts record profit despite dip from wealth division

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... $198 billion as 78% of CFS Global Asset Management's assets outperforming their three-year benchmark. Weaker investor sentiment and global market volatility contributed to higher net outflows in emerging markets, however the unlisted infrastructure business ...

Parting could be such sweet sorrow

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... warnings just for eyeballs. There's US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen: "One development that could shift investor sentiment is the upcoming referendum in the United Kingdom. A UK vote to exit the European Union could have significant economic repercussions." ...

Sentiment recovers but cash still king

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2016
... optimism for the economy and business but remains in negative territory, according to CoreData's latest quarterly Investor Sentiment Report. The uptick in the Investor Sentiment Index (ISI), from -9.0 to -0.6, has been driven by an increase in investment ...

Alternatives now used by 80% of instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... act as an inflation hedge and deliver reliable income," Preqin chief executive Mark O'Hare said. "However, investor sentiment is not uniformly positive about alternative assets. Although many investors plan to increase the amount of capital they invest ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... reflection of how the business is actually performing. Subsequently, private companies are not so exposed to the investor sentiment and volatility found in public equity markets," Scott said.

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
... Central Bank. HONG KONG - Asian markets closed mostly higher on Monday after a healthy US jobs report last week. Investor sentiment was also boosted by China's decision to cut interest rates for the third time in six months. Shanghai jumped 3.04 per ...

Negative Chinese news clouding opportunity: Wells Capital

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... Capital emerging markets equity portfolio manager Alison Shimada is relaxed about negative media coverage and investor sentiment in China. Shimada says financial deregulation and the nation's growing importance on the world stage mean that China's rising ...

Go south young (China) man

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015
... The 1997/98 Asian financial crisis - that started about the same time as the 1 July 1997 handover - muddied investor sentiment at the time. The Hang Seng index reached what was then its record high of 16,647.54 points on 8 August 1997 - a month and a ...

Investor sentiment shifting overseas

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
Deflation, rising debt and dampening economic outlooks that are limiting returns expectations are forcing investors to pursue more positive opportunities overseas rather than invest in Australia. Australia is becoming less attractive because even though ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... from Wall Street, rising commodity prices and optimism driven by a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine also boosted investor sentiment. "We've got a number of factors supporting the market today," said CMC chief market strategist Michael McCarthy. "We've ...