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Fidelity tops growth funds list: S&P

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... continued to outperform their value peers over the year to March 31, 2008. S&P claims this is not surprising as rising commodity prices and the strong performance of the resources sector have continued to drive the valuation of the Australian share market. ...

Africa's investment renaissance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... "Africa, from Kenya to Congo and to some extent South Africa is going through intense growth driven primarily by the soft commodity boom," said Mark Samuelson, Investec Asset Management managing director. "Places like Nigeria for example have more money ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... Australian performance manufacturing index for June, the SAI Global/ACCI quarterly Survey of Investor Confidence and the RBA commodity price index for June will be released. The Australian share market closed lower yesterday despite a positive start ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
The Australian share market remained in positive territory at noon as strong commodity prices powered resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 26.6 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 5,264.6 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... outweighing the impact of losses in supermarkets and banks sparked by concerns over the health of the UK economy. The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 closed up 11.7 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 5,529.9 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,421.91 points ...

Fujitsu and tradeslot sign carbon mgmt deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... to a new carbon management platform developed by IT group tradeslot with the backing of Fujitsu Consulting. Boutique commodity trading software developer tradeslot has partnered with Fujitsu to launch a carbon management platform that calculates companies' ...

Pension alternatives investments top $860bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... private equity fund of funds at $153.3 billion on behalf of pension clients. It found the amount of infrastructure and commodity assets under management in global pension funds was growing, with the top 10 managers in this area accounting for $45.18 ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... commodities and resources. Yesterday the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) said Australia's commodity export earnings are forecast to increase by 40 per cent next year to a record $212 billion. Agricultural exports including ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... and defensive drugmakers gained. The FTSE 100 gained 46.4 points to 5,667.2, having fallen 1.5 per cent on Friday. The commodity-heavy index easily outperformed peers in Germany and France. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,589.46 points, up 11.02 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... "We are following suit and the industrials are on the back foot today," Ms Spencer said. "The only shining light is in commodity pricing of oil and gold."