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Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Fine wine is increasing in attractiveness as an asset class for global private wealth investment, according to US-based specialist firm Trellis Wine Investments, which reports an annualised non-correlated return of 11.33% over the past 10 years. A recent ...

HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
HSBC Group has announced a five-year global investment of $100 million in water following findings that by 2050 the GDP of the top 10 river basins will exceed that of the USA, Japan and Germany combined. A new report commissioned by HSBC from Frontier ...

Volatility hits managed funds despite March boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUN 2012
... March quarter funds increased strongly by 5.3% however unfortunately all of these gains would have been wiped out by the sharp falls on international stock markets over the past few weeks," warned the Plan for Life report. "Investors not surprisingly ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
... Australian Stock Report. "That really took the wind out of the market's sails last night and that has translated into some (sharp) losses for our gold miners who are leading the declines this morning," he said. Mr Bernanke kept all policy options open ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
Australian stocks continued to climb at noon, as investors showed renewed confidence in global markets to make up for Monday's big losses. At 1201 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 55.9 points, or 1.38 per cent, at 4,111.2, while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following major falls on Wall Street and European bourses on poor US jobs data and weak economic news from China and the eurozone. At 0750 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... tech-rich Nasdaq slipped 10.02 (0.35 per cent) to 2,827.34. LONDON - Most major European stock markets fell again after sharp losses a day earlier as US data undermined sentiment already shaken by worries over a possible Spanish bailout. London's benchmark ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2012
... to 1,313.32, while the tech-rich Nasdaq dropped 33.63 (1.17 per cent) to 2,837.36. LONDON - European stock markets posted sharp declines and the euro dropped to a 22-month low against the US dollar on growing concern over a potential Spanish bailout. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street closed mainly in the black following early session losses and the major European bourses finished in positive territory. At 0825 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after a mixed result on Wall Street but tumbles on European bourses over fears Greece may leave the euro zone. At 0800 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,080. ...