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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... scenario is getting absolutely pummelled," Mr Le Brun said. "Stocks across the board are being marked down... It's very much a macro approach being taken by investors." At 1200 AEST, energy stocks were worst hit. Woodside Petroleum was down $2.05, or ...

Market woes cause adviser headache

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Australian dollar, the slow resumption of coal exporting following the Queensland floods and the weak housing market. On a macro scale, worries about Europe and Italy in particular were affecting markets. "There's a possibility we'll fall further especially ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Australia's superannuation asset pool has grown to be one of the nation's major macroeconomic advantages and it's time for the sector to take an investment and economic leadership position, said David Whiteley, chief executive of the Industry Super ...

Fidelity sees market ripe for growth investments

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... assistance of Fidelity's fixed income team to help navigate the escalating global debt crisis. "It looks like there's some big macro clouds that will be around for a while but we think there are good quality stocks that will perform well and the brightest ...

Super funds talk debt ructions and increasing pensions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... sovereign debt crisis and possible contagion. "Our asset allocation hasn't changed, our funds management has not changed but the macro view is the concern," she said. AMIST had $1 billion in funds under management as at June 30, and looks to asset consultant ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... markets) of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Guy Debelle, delivers an address in Adelaide to the Workshop on Global Macro and Finance Issues, entitled "In Defence of Current Account Deficits". The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) ...

AllianceBernstein bullish on molecular medicine

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2011
... investors later in the year. The manager is research intensive, with four analysts dedicated to disruptive themes, and adds a macro economic overlay to its process. Other themes in the portfolio are Web2.0, the emerging middle class particularly in China ...

Masters of Financial Regulation on offer for first time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... which investigates the policies and principles of regulatory models. "People who are interested in regulation at a broad macro level will be the most interested in this program," Jameson said. Jeffrey Carmichael, the former head of the Australian Prudential ...

Alt assets fund deals with adviser concerns

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011
... the liquidity crisis in the GFC. In response to this, the Advance Alternative Strategies Multi-Blend Fund will use global macro and global futures managers with liquid assets, with investments into cash solutions such as indices and exchange-traded funds. ...

Currency Forum to pose big questions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2011
... expert analysis on the impact of currency trades on the state of the economy and investor returns. The event will explore macro economic forecasts for currency markets, ramifications for Australia and risk and management strategies. Specialist presentations ...