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AMP Capital launches global infra fund

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... and transport. The fund will be headed up by Craig Noble and managed internationally from Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Chicago where on the ground teams are expected to remain abreast of local infrastructure developments. "The fund delivers retail investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
... the economy led many investors to exit the market completely. Low volume also can exaggerate swings in the market. The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index rose 3.02, or 13.5 per cent, to 25.39. The VIX is known as the market's fear gauge ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... losses at the closing bell after separate economic reports showed better-than-expected readings of consumer sentiment and Chicago-area business activity. The Dow lost 1.22 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 10,465.94 while the broader S&P 500 index gained ...

Boring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... data are due out tonight... and they could contain nasty surprises. US real GDP, the employment cost index (ECI), the Chicago Purchasing managers survey and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index are all set for release this evening. At ...

Down on old news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... tender met with very low demand, suggesting that European banks are able to source funding through the capital markets. The Chicago purchasing managers index declined to 59.1 per cent in June from 59.7 per cent in May. This is within market expectations ...

Lessons from US pension funds in crisis

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... data on the 116 major pension plans sponsored by the 50 states in the US. Authors Robert Novy-Marx from the University of Chicago and Joshua Rauh from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University found from the data that the present value ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... dizzying stock plunge that left market participants shaken in a wave of panic that dented confidence around the globe. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange denied rumours that a dealer there had mistaken billions for millions setting off the record plunge. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... stocks were led higher by Boeing, which posted a 15 per cent loss in the first quarter, but beat market expectations. The Chicago-based firm, one of the world's largest aircraft makers, said commercial deliveries were down by more than a tenth in the ...

US instos get active on human rights

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... a number of sources including US-based Amalgamated Bank, the Service Employees International Union's Master Trust and Chicago-based Sisters of Charity. While the number of shareholder proposals might appear low, the actual number of resolutions is difficult ...

AMP expands infrastructure team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
... Global Infrastructure Fund at Challenger. Hamieh started with AMP Capital on 6 April and reports to Noble, who is based in Chicago.