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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... GDP to US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke's testimony before the House Oversight Committee through to the IMF and the OECD raising their global growth outlook. Yes Virginia, seek and you will find. There will always be something to explain the market's ...

ASIC reveals cap arising enhancements

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
... measures to boost market disclosure and efficiency in capital raisings and unlisted disclosing entities. The new equity raising policies released at the end of last week seek to streamline the fundraising process by faster and more effective disclosure. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... giant BHP Billiton surged 25 cents, or 0.72 per cent, to $34.95, while rival Rio Tinto, recently emerged from a capital raising, missed out on the rally, falling $1.07, or 2.04 per cent, to $51.45. The four major banks all were stronger. Commonwealth ...

Asian fund taps Dixon for cap raising

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... ASX-listed Asian Masters Fund has approached financial planning firm Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services for a capital raising. An ASX statement noted the deal will be conducted through an issue of ordinary shares at an issue price of $1.00 per ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
... recovery. And its name is protectionism. During the Great Depression, the US Congress passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, raising tariffs on American imports. Didn't work. Never would. Why? Because other countries retaliated with their own trade barriers. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... was hampering it but Rio was performing well, despite the dilutive effect of its $US15 billion ($A18.9 billion) capital raising. Iron ore miner Fortescue Metals had dropped eleven cents, or 3.01 per cent, to $3.55 at 1207 AEST while OZ Minerals had risen ...

CalPERS ploughs more into private equity

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
The $231 billion CalPERS is putting more funds into private equity and global fixed income, but is raising its cash targets. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) said it is increasing the target allocation for its Alternative ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
... cent -- last week. What is encouraging is that the British central bank kept its asset purchase target unchanged after raising it to 125 billion last month. And similar to its European cousin, the UK economy is also showing signs of healing. This is ...

Five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... their collapse. Simply, this saying states that equity markets -- on average -- goes down when the US Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. Share prices rise when the Fed lowers rates. We all know why. Rising interest rates dampens economic activity ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2009
... was doing well despite a weak lead from the United States. "It is down, but I think that's partly due to the ANZ capital raising," Mr Sekely told AAP. "Considering that, and the bad news from the US, it's going pretty well today. "The financials are ...