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Busting myths on alternatives: JANA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... director at JANA Investment Advisers. He gave the example of a company's earnings changing by 20 per cent in a day on a stock market, but if an investor owned the asset directly, the chances of that happening - if at all - would be slim. "Tell me how ...

Wonderfully wrong September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... month. This isn't the month to be jolly but with only two winks left before the seventh moon of 2010 is over, the US stock market is on course for its biggest September gain in 71 years. Yes Virginia, if you've heard of statistical aberrations or exceptions ...

Gotta love gold

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
... same is true for financial market turmoil. Gold prices spiked during periods of market stress such as during the stock market crash of 1987 and the Asian financial crisis in 1997/98 and of course when the global financial crisis hit. But despite still ...

TAAM attracts top Asia guns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
... Report" and adviser to the TAAM New Asia Fund, is perhaps most famous for advising his clients to get out of the stock market one week before the October 1987 crash. Teng is the founder of one of Singapore's most successful funds management firms, Target ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market at noon on Tuesday was higher, following a rise on United States markets overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14.9 points, or 0.32 per cent, at 4,646.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index had ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, with weakness among mining and financial stocks dragging the broader market into negative territory. At 1207 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 24.1 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 4,614.8 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market has received a mixed lead from offshore markets, after Wall Street closed higher but oil and metals prices fell. At 0737 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 19 points higher at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, led by strength across banking and finance stocks. At 1202 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 40.8 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 4,578 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 39.6 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Thursday after Wall Street and European bourses closed higher. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 30 points higher at 4,568 points, with ...

Market Wrap - morning

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market has received a negative lead from offshore markets, after Wall Street closed lower and oil prices fell. At 0747 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 27 points lower at 4,550 points ...