EQUITY MARKETS

Financial planning

Long-suffering AMP shareholders have finally received some good news from the UK, with spin-off HHG recording a 38 million pound profit for calendar year 2004....

Financial planning

With most of the ‘shocker’ products weeded out, and interest among investors surging, the agribusiness sector is heralding in a new Spring, writes JOHN WILKINSON...

Editorial

Iress Market Technology has been buoyed by strong revenue growth from its Xplan financial planning software business to lift its net profit by 3.3 per cent to $16.09 mill...

Financial planning

John Wilkinson pinpoints the global hot – and not-so-hot spots – in international equities....

Financial planning

Tim Farrelly uncovers the outlook for Australian equities over the next decade....

Funds management

The term emerging markets tends to invoke images of economic meltdown, high volatility and risk. But strong returns from the asset class in 2003 redefine these stereotype...

Financial planning

Australians investing in international equities received a windfall this year, with signs of recovery in all major world markets....

Editorial

While the short-term outlook for sharemarkets is looking rosy, investors shouldn’t be complacent about looking for alternatives, writes Dominic McCormick....

Financial planning

Equity markets will continue to outstrip more conservative asset classes over the next year, but will struggle to match the level of out performance they achieved in 2004...

Financial planning

Equity markets will continue to outstrip more conservative asset classes over the next year, but will struggle to match the level of out performance they achieved in 2004...

Editorial

The good times keep rolling for Macquarie Bank which, thanks to improved market conditions and an active merger and acquisitions climate, today announced a 17 per cent in...

Financial planning

The value of the US dollar has reached critical levels and could start to impact on markets, US-based Principal Global Investors president Jim McCaughan told investors du...

Financial planning

Equity markets are firing, clients are safe in the knowledge that the financial services industry is now governed by one of the world’s most rigorous consumer protection ...

Financial planning

Growth orientated super funds have had a bumpy start to the 2004/05 financial year but ended the September quarter in positive fashion after global shares markets, Austra...

Financial planning

The US funds management industry will continue to favour stocks over bonds, despite concerns of a slowing macro environment according to Russell Investment Group’s third ...

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