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In a better place

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... in another piece on the special report that depicts Australia as "having such an abundance of minerals that its booming Asian neighbours want to buy." The "advantage of adjacency" could easily be seen in Australia's direction of trade. Based on ABS data ...

China demand for Australian resources to fall: JP Morgan

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... iron ore the biggest followed by coal, copper and natural gas. Ulrich said 75% of China's power is generated by coal. The Asian giant uses that energy to power the manufacturing house of the world, creating everything from solar panels to slippers.

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Ansell, aged care director at Grant Thornton Australia. Ansell has played an active role in the report and said that already Asian and New Zealand residential and aged care living providers are keenly watching the Australian market. "We have interest ...

nabInvest swoops for Aviva

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... business of global insurance group Aviva, the exit form Australian funds management is part of a strategic shift towards its Asian regional hub in Singapore. Aviva said the group intends to focus on 12 priority markets. Aviva Investors Australia had ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... saw the benchmark FTSE Mib index in Milan open high but then fall by up to three per cent before recovering. HONG KONG - Asian stock markets mostly fell but closed off their earlier lows as traders went bargain-hunting despite huge falls in Europe and ...

Greed is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... rebounded sharply a few months after the VIX hit extremes. Below are the scares and the accompanying VIX readings. 1997: Asian Financial Crisis - VIX reading 48.64 1998: LTCM Bankruptcy - 49.53 2001: Terrorist Attacks on the US - 49.35 2002: US Recession ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... close down more than four per cent while the ruble halted its two-week slide against both the dollar and euro. HONG KONG - Asian stocks rallied, part of a global uptick after the US Federal Reserve pledged to keep interest rates near zero for at least ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... 0.99 per cent. Amsterdam rose 1.30 per cent, Brussels gained 2.80 per cent and Switzerland rose 0.60 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian stocks mostly fell, extending recent losses amid fears about the global economy, but well off the troughs seen earlier as ...

Hedge fund forum to tackle tough questions

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... manager, Sail Advisers. Other topics on offer will include family office due diligence, operational structure, the nuances of Asian investors and where managers fall down when communicating with private investors. "The Australian Hedge Fund Forum is ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... the Capital Market Commission imposed the two-month ban on short-selling, which comes into effect on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian stocks tumbled after last week's historic downgrade of the United States's credit rating, which compounded concerns over the ...