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Gold, gold, gold, but not to Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... the asset itself," he said. Moodley said the 24% appreciation of the AUD over the past year has taken the luster of gold. In USD terms the price has jumped 33% over the year but in AUD terms the price rise was only 13%. "We treat it as a currency. It ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... dollar exchange rate. "In the last 2 years to April 2011, the S&P/ASX 200 delivered an 18% p.a. return while the gold price in USD increased by 33% p.a.," said Drew Corbett, head of investment strategy and distribution, BetaShares. "In addition, over ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... rolling 12 month returns from Australian shares and international shares due the 12 per cent increase in the AUD relative to the USD," he said. Australian shares returned just 3.8 per cent for the past 12 months compared to 9 per cent for the year to ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... rolling 12 month returns from Australian shares and international shares due the 12 per cent increase in the AUD relative to the USD," he said. Australian shares returned just 3.8 per cent for the past 12 months compared to 9 per cent for the year to ...

Rise of 'climate sensitive' asset allocation: Mercer

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... developments across four climate scenarios. It estimates that investment requirements in low carbon technology could be as high as USD$5 trillion by 2030, creating a great deal of opportunity. "The findings undermine any notion of a conflict between ...

Cashed-up China eyes US investments

... Investment by China into the US would have other advantages, too, as it would help to relieve some of the currency pressures on the USD while it might send a signals to other Asian investors to follow suit.

BetaShares launches currency ETF

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... ETF in Australia that tracks the performance of the US dollar relative to the local currency. Trading under the ASX Code 'USD', BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF tracks the performance of the US dollar (US$) relative to the Australian dollar (A$). The underlying ...

China, Russia dump USD for bilateral trade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... estimated at $50 billion, up 45 per cent in just one year. The currency switch is expected to result in less demand for the USD, adding to the currency's downward pressure, in-turn fuelling upward pressure on the Australian dollar. China experts were ...

Western Asset seeks ops in volatile markets

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... duration, with a range of +/- 10 years, to maximise returns regardless of the interest rate outlook. The target return is USD 8-10 per cent p.a. over three years with a target volatility of 8-10 per cent over the same time frame. "Despite broad-based ...

Research finds country bias in pension asset allocation

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2010
... Towers Watson's studies on the asset allocation of the 13 largest pension markets in the world, with combined assets of around USD$24 billion, also reveals there is no clear trend across all the different regions. For example, equities allocation can ...