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AllianceBernstein managed volatility strategy rated by Lonsec

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The Alliance Bernstein Managed Volatility Equities Fund has received a 'Recommended' rating from investment research house Lonsec. The Australian equity fund is designed for investors seeking lower volatility, reduced downside risk in falling equity ...

Smarter Money Investments added to BT Wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2015
The Smarter Money Investments (SMI) flagship cash fund has been added to the BT Wrap Platform and is now available on six other platforms for advisers and their clients inside and outside superannuation. The Yellow Brick Road (YBR) funds management ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JAN 2015
... banks and healthcare companies offset a slide in the resources sector. The market is around half a per cent higher despite a sharp drop by the likes of Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals. Miners have been hit by another fall in Chinese iron ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JAN 2015
... surged 41 cents, or 5.5 per cent, to $7.83 after lifting sales revenue and production during the December quarter, despite a sharp slide in oil prices. Among the banks, Commonwealth Bank was up 74 cents at $85.97, Westpac had lifted 27 cents to $34.13 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2015
... to finish at 1,921.23. "The BoJ's announcement accelerated profit-taking, which investors were already doing because of sharp gains yesterday," Hiroaki Hiwada, a Tokyo-based strategist at Toyo Security Co, told Bloomberg News, referencing a 2.07 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JAN 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher following gains on European and US stock markets. At 0715 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,281. Europe's leading stock markets got a boost from expectations ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2015
... consumer confidence survey is due out. In Australia, the share market on Monday broke a five day losing streak despite a sharp drop on China's market denting shares in the major banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.9 points, or 0.19 per cent ...

So sure it's certain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... the Swiss National Bank (SNB) that it bet its house when it removed the CHF1.20 per euro ceiling last week. The resulting sharp appreciation of the Swiss franc to CHF0.9943 (currently), puts the Swiss chalet in danger of a collapse in exports (which ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2015
... currency soar. The SNB came under fire Friday for its surprise withdrawal of the floor of 1.20 francs to the euro, as the sharp rise of the currency threatens causing a slump in the export-dependent economy and has bankrupted several foreign exchange ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015
The Australian sharemarket is lower in the wake of a surprise move by the Swiss central bank to strengthen its currency. "We're all digesting the shock of the moves in the Swiss franc overnight - that's the talk of all the trading desks," CMC Markets ...