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China and India investment themes remain: Actis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... countries economies are export based. Actis does not have an Australian based office because it only has people on the ground where the firm manages investments. Fletcher said the firm has some Australian institutional clients on their books but wouldn't ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
The Australian share market gained ground at noon after most sectors advanced following a rally on Wall Street overnight amid growing optimism about the prospect for an economic recovery in the US. At 1213 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 had gained 54.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2009
... expectations, providing more reassurance to investors that the economy is showing signs of stabilising. Banking stocks gave up some ground as the Obama administration unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the financial system designed to place greater regulation ...

WW adds new portfolio advisory role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... Construction Group. He will be based in the firm's Hong Kong office. Ryan-Kane said Watson Wyatt "occupies the intellectual high ground" on investment thinking, portfolio construction and manager selection. Watson Wyatt revamped its management structure ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
... points at 3,620 on volume of 11,899 contracts. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said Australian shares had gained ground by noon, defying a negative lead from US stocks. "Overnight, the leads were pretty much bearish from the US and the UK," Mr ...

Hunter Hall says sorry

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... in 2002...the solution will take probably two or three years, but I think by the end of it, we will recover all the lost ground." Hall said the fund's losses last year should be taken in the context of its long term track record. For example, Hunter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... per cent, to 3,111.7. It was the S&P/ASX 200's weakest close since mid-July 2003. NEW YORK - Stocks regained some lost ground on Friday after a jobs report that was bad but not as horrific as many traders feared. The Labor Department said employers cut ...

Thank you RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The RBA giveth and the RBA giveth again. Who would have thought that after two weeks of bad economic news here and abroad, the Reserve Bank of Australia would still have the nerve to say, 'she'll be right mate.' For this is exactly what the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open slightly lower as US markets lost further ground and European markets continued the falls of the previous day. Gold was down, but silver, copper and oil were higher overnight. Attention will be on the release ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... Australia's interest rate decision, after diversified financials and transport stocks helped the market claw back some lost ground. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 49.4 points, or 1.52 per cent, at 3,200.7, while the broader All ...