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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... euro rose after pro-austerity parties came out on top in Greek elections, easing but not ending concerns over whether the country will stay in the single currency. The results were also welcomed by the governments of Japan and China -- two of Europe's ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... market was one of the first to open after Greece elected the conservative New Democracy party, that backs keeping the country in the euro zone, into power on the weekend. The party immediately proposed forming a pro-euro coalition government, easing ...

Greece chooses pain to pain

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... Greek people expressed their will to stay anchored with the euro, remain an integral part of the euro zone and honour the country's commitments." We will respect the signatures and promises that we've made. There's no time to lose." With these words ...

All eyes on Germany ahead of Greek elections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... between European power-houses over how to solve the debt crisis, with German chancellor Angela Merkel warning that her country cannot save the eurozone alone. "Germany is strong; Germany is an engine of economic growth and a stability anchor in Europe. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
... 1,871.48. With the eurozone's 100 billion euros ($A127 billion) loan for Spain's banking sector almost a distant memory, the country has seen its borrowing costs surge to unsustainable levels and traders are growing concerned about its own financial ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... with risk attached to them are jumping with joy and dancing on the streets. Global equities - measured by the MSCI All-Country World Index - jumped by 2.3% overnight, the biggest one-day gain since 20 December. The euro hopped above US$1.25. The Australian ...

Equity value - cheap or the new normal?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... to ensue. Investors are so worried that they're willing to lend at very low rate for a very long time to America. The country, which based on The Economist magazine's forecast, will have a budget deficit of 7.6% of GDP this year - slightly better than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... edging up again despite fears Spain could need a bailout and as top government officials repeated calls for help for the country's banks which need to raise some 80 billion euros in fresh capital. Milan meanwhile put on 0.63 per cent. HONG KONG - Asian ...

AXA IM launches corporate bond strategies

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... portfolios with an optimal level of diversification, which are not unduly exposed to a tail risk at a stock, sector or country level. AXA Investment Managers is an asset management company within the AXA Group, with $648bn in assets under management ...

CIO and COO award winners named

FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
It is usually the chief executive that gets the spotlight, but last night the country's top chief investment officer and chief operation officer for fiduciary funds got their time in the sun. Steve Merlicek, chief investment officer of IOOF, was honoured ...