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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Australian share market has started the week flat, following a soft lead from the US and weakness in Japanese stocks. IG market analyst Chris Weston said local stocks had been weighed down by a two per cent fall on the Japanese market. He said Japanese ...

North Asian cyclical stocks 'unjustifiably cheap'

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
Cyclical companies based in North Asian economies represent the best value investment in Asia, according to AllianceBernstein's specialist in the region Stuart Rae. The portfolio manager, who is chief investment officer for Pacific Basin Value Equities ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Resource companies are struggling as the Australian market opens flat. The big banks, however, are rallying as financial markets continue to expect an interest rate cut in August. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said that after several days ...

SSgA invests $50m in Chinese fund manager partnership

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Investment manager State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has launched a joint venture in China with Zhongrong International Trust (ZRT). Based in Beijing, the joint venture will manage local investment funds on behalf of retail, high net worth and institutional ...

R&D focus giving Asian companies greater pricing power

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
A dramatic increase in the amount Asian companies are spending on research and development means many are fast becoming world beaters, according to one Fidelity portfolio manager. Presenting to more than 300 advisers at an event in Sydney with regional ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
"Facebook and BenO are now friends." This is what my 'friends' and 'friends of friends' would see on my Facebook status from this day onwards. For how could you not 'like' something that increases your wealth by as much as 31.6% in one single day? Facebook ...

The tale of two PMIs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite falls on Wall Street but after gains on European markets following encouraging eurozone data. The Markit Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers Index logged 50.4 points, above the 50-mark signalling ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian share market is a little higher ahead of the release of key inflation figures and data from China. CMC Markets analyst Ric Spooner said the market was waiting for the release of Australian consumer price index (CPI) figures for the June ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following a mixed close on Wall Street and after a second consecutive day in which the S&P/ASX200 index closed above 5,000. At 0812 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract was ...