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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... European shares fell sharply immediately after Bernanke's speech, but trimmed those losses in the final hour of trading. London's FTSE 100 ended off just 0.02 per cent. The Paris CAC 40 dropped 1.0 per cent and in Frankfurt the DAX fell 0.84 per cent. ...

Van Der Wielen heads to UK group Friends Life

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
... Van Der Wielen was previously managing director Clerical Medical, Halifax Life and European Financial Services, based in London. Prior to that, he held senior wealth management positions locally with HBOS and Fortis. Chronican said while the group was ...

Hedge fund forum delivers expert speakers next month

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
... Tomlinson said SunSuper usually looks for global macro or equity managers based in the biggest capital markets of the world, London and New York, rather than Australia. The event, conducted in association with the Alternative Investment Management Association ...

Principal Global Investors UK move

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011
Principal Global Investors has bought a majority stake in London-based global equity specialist, Origin Asset Management, as the firm concentrates its global equity investment strategies on targeting local retail and institutional investors. The 74% ...

H2O scores Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
Mercer Investments has nominated a $100 million mandate to London-based global bond manager, H2O Asset Management. The mandate was allocated into the global sovereign and currency strategy, as announced by H2O's Australian affiliate, Apostle Asset Management. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Wednesday, while the 30-year rose to 3.78 per cent from 3.49 per cent. Bond prices and yields move in opposite directions. LONDON - European shares rebounded to close higher after a day of wild swings on markets around the world. The benchmark Europe ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... SSgA flew into Sydney from Hong Kong on Sunday to meet the team face-to-face and talk products. He will then return to his London base for a well-earned break from a solid few months of traveling as SSgA gears up for a bout of increased activity in Europe ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... markets, amid speculation that they faced more pressure to stop parking money with the central bank and begin lending. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets plunged over new debt fears on Greece and rumours of a France credit rating downgrade that was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Reserve that it expected to maintain interest rates at ultra-low levels for the next two years due to economic weakness. LONDON - European stocks moved higher after a day of extreme volatility, with markets blowing hot and cold as dealers waited for ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... first time since Standard and Poor's downgraded US debt after market closed on Friday, reacted badly to the call. Stocks in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York felt the effects, with Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a new 10-month ...