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ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... Services & State Super has slashed its exposure to Australian equities by 10 per cent and is considering tapping timber and commodity investments this new financial year. ESSSuper, which had $14.6 billion in funds at the end of December last year, is ...

All aboard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... freshly minted dollars weighing it down? The property ship? Still not safe, there might still be a few holes there. The Commodity barge? We missed that one too. Given the improving tide, risk assets such as commodities and equities still offer the best ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon dragged down by the resources sector after commodity prices fell overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was down 38.7 points, or 0.89 per cent, at 4287.6, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... July. ANZ releases its job advertisements survey for July. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) releases its index of commodity prices for June. In equities news, the 2009 Diggers and Dealers mining forum opens in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. The Australian ...

The perfect hedge

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... demand, particularly in China and India, revives. Note that easing risk aversion of the past few months has propelled commodity prices - and what is gold but a commodity in the precious metals group. The long-term outlook for gold is positive, whether ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket was higher at noon, despite concerns about lower commodity prices overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 31 points or 0.75 per cent,at 4173.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index added 30.9 points ...

The dragon stumbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
What's this? Wall Street dipped because China's stock market tumbled and commodity prices slumped? Here's Bloomberg's leader, "U.S. stocks fell for a second day as plunging Chinese shares and commodities stoked speculation that the surge in equities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2009
... Australian sharemarket is expected to open flat to low on Thursday after US stocks finished in negative territory and commodity prices dropped overnight. At 0710 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was three ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... Macquarie Private Wealth adviser Helen Spencer said the market was showing resilience in light of a weaker lead from lower commodity prices. "The weakness in the resources sector is just getting outweighed by the strength in the industrials, including ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in negative territory after US stocks finished mixed, and commodity prices dropped overnight. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 21 points lower at ...