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Paradox of thrift

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
So what happened to the post-Easter elation on Wall Street? It appears that it has been flushed down the gurgler like the Easter eggs that were consumed days before. Remember how the US payrolls report was spun favourably despite coming in worse than ...

Easter egg hunt

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Has sentiment on Wall Street really, truly changed to positive? Or have financial markets only engaged in an Easter egg hunt for positive news? Read the post-Easter headlines and no matter where you look, financial markets are celebrating not only the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Australian stocks look set for a bright start on Tuesday, with local investors expected to be buoyed by positive US economic data published over the Easter break. Figures out on Friday night (Australian time) showed the US economy gained 162,000 jobs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mixed leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading lower but gold, oil and silver prices firmer. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 13 at 4,892 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mostly positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading higher and copper and oil prices firmer, although gold and silver futures prices were weaker. At 0734 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

K2 wins dealer group mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
K2 Asset Management has won a number of financial planning dealer group mandates for its Australian equities fund, and a $20 million institutional mandate for its international equities strategy in the past five months. Andrew Hall, head of distribution ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
The Australian stock market has received mostly positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street finishing higher and precious and base metals prices firmer, although oil prices were weaker. At 0735 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June ...

Platinum snubs US healthcare reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
US healthcare reforms have not had a material impact on Platinum Asset Management's International Health Care fund portfolio, as the fund continue to target pharmaceutical stocks that benefit from Asia's growth. Bianca Elzinger, fund manager at Platinum ...

Resolution revamps manager roles

S&P RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
Resolution Capital's co-portfolio managers, Andrew Parsons and Marco Colantonio, have gained more control of the global property securities portfolio after founder and co-portfolio manager, Peter Hartigan, stepped down from his investment role. Hartigan ...

PM Capital eyes insto market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
PM Capital, the award-winning fund founded by ex-Bankers Trust fund manager Paul Moore, is pushing into the wholesale investor market. Chris Donohoe, chief executive at PM Capital, said he is meeting with asset consultants and other institutions to ...