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Buying op

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... US$378 a barrel. I highlighted on this space back then The Economist magazine's analysis that, "the oil price would need to leap, probably above its 2008 peak of almost $150 a barrel, to fell the recovery" and Dr. Nouriel Roubini's double-dip warning ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
The Australian share market edged back into the black by noon despite end-of-quarter profit taking and weakness in the energy sector weighing on the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 5.5 points higher, by 0.11 per cent, at 4,827.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Tuesday, following a positive finish on Wall Street. At 0820 AEDT, the June share price index contract was 30 points higher at 4,694 points, on volume of 4,316 contracts. In economics news on ...

Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... shows us otherwise. So we up the ante. Yesterday, I quoted The Economist magazine's words that, "the oil price would need to leap, probably above its 2008 peak of almost $150 a barrel, to fell the recovery." Last night, Dr. Nouriel (doom) Roubini raised ...

Greeks, chips and slicks

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... percentage point off global growth. With the world economy currently growing at 4.5%, that suggests the oil price would need to leap, probably above its 2008 peak of almost $150 a barrel, to fell the recovery." The longer the tensions in the MENA region ...

Russell to launch insto ETFs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
Russell Investments this year makes the leap towards providing exchange traded funds (ETFs) for institutional investors, at a time when more super funds are adopting new ways to manage their passive strategies. Russell will be channelling efforts into ...

State Street lifted by passive strategies, ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
State Street, one of the true global investment management giants, reported third quarter results overnight, with the Boston-based company growing profits compared to both the previous quarter and last year. Assets under management rose to US$1.9 trillion ...

Aussie fund managers outside top 100

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
Despite having the world's fourth largest investment market to source funding from, Australian fund managers have once again failed to crack the world's top 100, new figures show. According to a study conducted by Towers Watson and Pension & Investments ...

Legal risks pose social media stumbling blocks

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... clarity around the regulation of blogs and other social media networks is preventing many investment firms from making the big leap to Web 2.0 - but consumer usage of social media in their day-to-day life will force firms to come up with a solution. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... chief marketing officer Kate McKenzie is to address the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia about "Consumers Making the Leap into a Digital Culture and Economy". On Tuesday in Australia, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed up 11.3 points, or ...