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China's surging funds management market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... restrictive tax structures for overseas domiciled investors and over reliance of the Australian Securities Market on resources stocks. Australia's market is, however, more diversified across asset classes than the Chinese and Hong Kong funds markets ...

Grexit nears, markets cheer

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... yesterday. Grexit here we come! And yet, the "fear gauge" - the VIX index - dropped 3.8% to 14.81 overnight. And yet, European stocks rebounded - the Stoxx 600 index increased by 0.65% -- after Friday (minus 0.9%) and Monday's (minus 1.6%) big falls. ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... Street overnight. At 0655 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 47 points at 5,574. US stocks were up 0.6 per cent, ending a two-day losing streak ahead of a Federal Reserve policy announcement that is expected to shed ...

Shares stronger at noon

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... ignoring offshore weakness and looking for bargains after recent falls. Overseas markets fell overnight, with European stocks especially punished due to Greece being set to default on 6.7 billion euro ($A9.73 billion) in debt. Morgans senior private ...

4 Corners hires ahead of infrastructure fund launch

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... invest in listed infrastructure companies from around the world, will run a concentrated investment portfolio of 30-60 stocks and plans to launch the 4 Corners Global Infrastructure Fund early in the second half of 2015. The appointment follows Bennelong's ...

Greece in crisis (again)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
... (yet again). More precisely, a replay of the Greek debt crisis. Just have a look at some of the headlines this morning: "Stocks all over the world are dropping after Greek crisis talks fell apart in 45 minutes" ( Financial Times ) "Greek crisis: Athens ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
... Greek debt default. The June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,528. On Friday, US and European stocks fell following a breakdown in talks between Greece and creditors. Locally on Monday, Reserve Bank assistant governor (economic) ...

Market to open flat

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... commodity prices. At 0658 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was down six points at 5,549. Wall Street stocks were up after a solid US retail sales report suggested American consumers are gaining confidence after a sluggish first ...

Game theory theorises no Grexit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
... theories, one would suspect that 'the institutions' - perhaps, even Tsipras himself -- have placed a short on Greek bonds and stocks today... and collect the windfall tomorrow. Speculations of rumours of gossips that a Greco-'the institutions' deal was ...

IOOF ripe for takeover, fund manager says

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... Takeover Target Portfolio, a strategy that invests in companies that are likely to be taken over to capture the rally that stocks usually experience in the lead up to a bid. Ryan told Financial Standard that the strategy holds between 13 and 18 stocks ...