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Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker as a softer US market, as well as weakness in commodities on Friday, suggest an early negative lead for the domestic bourse. However, with expectations of an agreement on uranium sales to China ...

Another corporate super win for ING

... executive director employer super, said ING is targeting the WA region, which is surging ahead on the back of the booming commodities and resources sectors. "We see Perth and WA as a major priority for growing new employer super partnerships and our ...

Select's alternatives "recommended"

... Alternatives Portfolio is a multi manager fund using selected listed and direct investments, including private equity, commodities and infrastructure and offers hedge fund strategies managed by Gottex Fund Management, whose market neutral and enhanced ...

Macq advisers launches actively-managed commodities fund

Macquarie Adviser Services hopes to address investor demand for an actively-managed commodities portfolio through its recently launched CSL Active Commodities Fund. The fund will be managed by boutique commodities portfolio specialist Commodity Strategies ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

... subsidiary, PFPC, in 2002. Harte worked at Citigroup before that, and also "worked internationally in financial services, commodities trading and fast-moving consumer goods" prior to that, according to the sketchy details in his CV issued in the bank's ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2006
The Australian share market should open sharply lower this morning as heavy selling in commodities across the board could lead to some broad red strokes on the domestic bourse this morning. Oil, precious and base metal prices all tumbled on profit taking ...

QIC launches alternative funds

... capitalise on global opportunities. The QIC Global Macro Fund and the QIC Tactical Return Fund will invest in currencies, commodities, equities and global fixed income. The QIC Global Macro Fund employs eight global managers, namely Bank of New York ...

Daily economic update

... The bank expects growth to pick up in 2006 supported by 'increased mining capacity and strong global demand for our commodities.' In other domestic news, Australia's merchandise imports dropped by 10.1 per cent to A$13.6 billion in December from A$15.2 ...

2006 market conditions will suit value investing: Tyndall

... some "downbeaten" stocks, while the current bull market is expected to continue and should counter the "overpriced" commodities and bank stocks. "Where the equity market used to give 20 per cent returns, we can now expect it to give us 11 to 12 per cent ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2006
The Australian share market could open higher despite a lack of direction from Wall Street amid higher commodities prices. US markets closed for the Martin Luther King public holiday. The Australian stock market closed relatively flat yesterday despite ...