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Up, down and sideways

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
... year Energy: down 36 per cent Metals and minerals: down 12 per cent Makes for a grim reading, doesn't it? 'Blame it on the Aussie,' ABARE reasons. The Bureau's latest forecasts are based on its assumption that one Australian dollar will exchange for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... Goyder addresses the Australian Institute of Company Directors on "The Place for Conglomerates in a Specialised World". Aussie Home Loans executive chairman and founder John Symond addresses The American Chamber of Commerce in Australia on "Where To ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
... Europe's hedge fund arena, with the European Commission's draft directive to police hedge funds threatening the future of Aussie fund managers and investors in Europe. In July, the Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association waved ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... ANZ Banking Group gained 60 cents, or 2.72 per cent, to $22.69 and Westpac advanced 61 cents, or 2.56 per cent to $24.41. Aussie gold miners rose on the back of the precious metal price closing above $US1000 for the third straight day in the US. The ...

Military Super revamps strategic asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... cent. There is also a marginal 3 per cent increase to international equities exposure. Meanwhile cash, international and Aussie equities, along with property also received increased allocations in the growth (default) option. The only strategy to remain ...

QIC splits Aussie eq into boutiques

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
The $65 billion fund manager QIC is restructuring its Australian equities team into separate boutiques of small and large companies - and closing two businesses in its existing line-up. QIC's review of its business strategy earlier this year saw it ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
... exchange rate versus the American greenback has most investors taking notice and is feeding the gossip mills. And why not? The Aussie has jumped to around US$0.8550 - a 42 per cent jump from the US$0.6036 it dropped to last 27 October 2008 when the globe ...

ESSSuper reviews Aussie eq, eyes alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2009
... per cent from 50 per cent. International shares will receive a ten per cent boost to its allocation, thanks to the cut to Aussie equities. International equities will now make up 60 per cent of ESSSuper's allocation to shares. According to a media statement ...

EC's reforms could be fatal to hedgies

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
The European Commission's draft directive to police hedge funds more threatens the future of Aussie fund managers and investors in Europe, warns a key industry association. The Australian arm of the Alternative Investment Management Association is waving ...

When it's too late

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
Move on people...nothing to see here. Move on. Aussie investors relying on overnight movements on Wall Street to show them what today's trading activity has in store for them in their own market - up, down or upside down - would have to (gulp!) rely ...