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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... about the time the Chinese economy took off. Investors who bought companies that mined and dug rocks and metals under the ground five years ago and did a Rip Van Winkle (slept) might find it hard to believe that a GFC ever transpired. Their shareholdings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... vitality. On Tuesday, the Australian share market managed to finisher higher, buoyed by the resources sector, after losing ground from a strong start to trading. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index ended 0.25 per cent or 11.6 points up, at 4,626.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, after losing some ground with all four major banks falling into negative territory. At 1203 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 8.6 points, or 0.19 per cent, at 4,541.3 points, while the broader ...

Asia to reap $75bn windfall

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... companies. This is in contrast to Australia, where there are around 2,200 companies, said Series. This is particularly fertile ground for investors who look for "misunderstood or unloved stocks", he said. Chris Condon, who runs Chris Condon Financial ...

REST Super taps Asia directly

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... asset consultants from Jana Investment Advisers (the fund's consultant), have made a visit to Asia to establish an on-the-ground gauge of the region's economic growth. Following that, REST Super appointed a $25 million direct Asian equities mandate with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... McAfee surged 57.1 per cent to $47.01, while Intel dipped 3.5 per cent to $18.90. Energy and materials shares also lost ground as the price of oil fell while metal prices dipped as investors worried about demand after the weak US data. On the New York ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... during the credit crisis because of the lower grade characteristics of many, but not all issuers, requiring thorough on-the-ground research to understand cash flows." said Douglas Johnson, chief executive of Codexa. "Australian investors with US$ mandates ...

AMP Capital launches global infra fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... fund will be headed up by Craig Noble and managed internationally from Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Chicago where on the ground teams are expected to remain abreast of local infrastructure developments. "The fund delivers retail investors portfolio ...

Fees4Service targets transitioning advisers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
The Encore Group, Leading Minds Academy, CVM Systems, ili, and REMeX have banded together to launch Fees4Service - a consulting service targeting advisers transitioning to a fee-for-service model. The five firms have launched the service to provide ...

Waiting to exhale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2010
... wishing and praying that the Fed would announce some sort of stimulus to rev up growth and take the economy into higher ground. It can't bring down the fed funds rate. At 0-0.25 percent, it's already down on the ground. But the Fed can nudge down interest ...