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Global port manager to leave AMP fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... Global Property Securities Fund. Ward said he wanted to return to Australia after working for AMP in their London and Chicago offices for the past six years, however AMP Capital Brookfield (AMPCB) was unable to accommodate his request due to its centralised ...

Bulls see red

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... recession through the end of this year and into next year." He announced this to the world during an interview at the Chicago Board Options Exchange Risk Management Conference in Dana Point, California on 9 March 2009. Yes, the exact date that the S&P ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... edged up 3.35 points (0.13 per cent) to close at 2,579.46. Markets got a lift when the Institute of Supply Management-Chicago reported that its purchasing managers' index came in at 56.5 in August, above analysts' forecasts. Any number greater than 50 ...

Trading volatility can protect portfolio from big swings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... successfully used to protect a portfolio against the turmoil striking international share markets, a top executive from the Chicago Board Options Exchange said yesterday. Volatility as measured by the CBOE volatility index (VIX) surged more than it ever ...

School's in for hedge funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... Duke University and Stanford. The top universities for MBA entry are New York University, University of Pennsylvania, Chicago, Harvard, with Stanford, Northwestern and Fordham universities tying for fifth place. However it's not as simple as attending ...

I'm still standing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... manufacturing survey rebounded by nine points to +3 in June from May - above zero manufacturing is expanding; and the Chicago Fed PMI soared to 61.1 - well above the 50 contraction/expansion mark. This is good news and provides a tangible reason for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... needed to stave off debt default and the Institute for Supply Management said its index tracking economic activity in the Chicago region had jumped in June, beating forecasts. LONDON - European stock markets extended strong gains on Thursday following ...

IMF elects new chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011

Better second half

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... should be making their presence felt soon. In fact, we're already beginning to see signs of this. Latest data show that the Chicago Fed's manufacturing index rebounded 84.0 in May - the second highest reading in more than two years - from 83.6 in the ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... contrast with last night's activity on The Street where US equities jumped - big time - despite disappointing stats. The Chicago PMI dropped sharply in May. The Conference Board's May consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level in six months. ...