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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... continued their march upwards. New York's main contract soared to $US112.79 - a level last seen in September 2008 - while Brent North Sea crude for May delivery ended up $US3.98 at $US126.65. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to ...

Funds price ratings downgrades

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... problem for Qantas and the other airlines is the Middle East skirmishes," he said. "The outbreaks of violence have seen Brent crude flare up quite sharply. "Qantas hedges against Brent crude... but they can't hedge against jet kerosene. Singapore jet ...

Rising oil prices add to sovereign risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... blasts rocked Moamar Gaddafi's Tripoli compound this morning. As explosions and anti-aircraft fire rocked the Libyan capital, brent crude prices rose to US$114.86 per barrel. Sustained high oil prices potentially affect the holdings of Australian super ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... which the market is always somewhat nervous about." Fears of a possible disruption to oil supplies in the Suez Canal saw Brent crude for May climbing to an intraday high of $US116.50, up $US1.60, Reuters reported. Mr Solar said the market was clearly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... during the morning, but once the price of oil began rising and the US market opened down, they quickly followed suit. London Brent oil prices surged by more than two dollars on Wednesday as global supply concerns deepened amid worsening violence in Libya ...

Queen Qaddafi

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... predicted just a week ago? Ah... but here's the rub, there are two benchmarks for oil prices - West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and Brent Crude (BREN). WTI has not even closed at US$100 - ending last Friday's trade at US$95.98 a barrel, down from the previous ...

BFG to integrate firms

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
... Brian Wilson, former managing director of Lazard's Australian operations and a current non-executive director of BFG while Brent Potts, Southern Cross founder will stay on as a non-executive director for BFG. "Alongside the Bell Potter division heads ...

RBC Dexia appoints new Hong Kong MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
RBC Dexia Investor Services appoints Brent Reuter as managing director of Hong Kong and head of sales and distribution for Asia to build out RBC Dexia's brand and franchise. Reuter will be responsible for continuing the process of RBC Dexia's plans ...

Drunk futures broker banned

FSA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... Perkins on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person. Perkins previously traded orders on an execution only basis in Brent Crude Futures contracts on the ICE Futures Europe exchange on behalf of clients. While his employer did no proprietary ...

Super funds could fill resource capital shortfall: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
Super funds should step up to the plate and help with the Australian resources $50-billion funding gap, according to several funds management companies. LimeStreet Capital's research report questions why super funds, including self managed super funds ...