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Investment grade wine attracts global wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Fine wine is increasing in attractiveness as an asset class for global private wealth investment, according to US-based specialist firm Trellis Wine Investments, which reports an annualised non-correlated return of 11.33% over the past 10 years. A recent ...

SWFs to reach $30tr in 20 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Sovereign wealth funds (SWF) have grown to US$5 trillion but still account for just 6% of world funds under management, according to new research from Rainmaker. The SWF sector has grown 10% pa over the past four years and is on its way to reaching ...

HSBC invests $100m in water

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
HSBC Group has announced a five-year global investment of $100 million in water following findings that by 2050 the GDP of the top 10 river basins will exceed that of the USA, Japan and Germany combined. A new report commissioned by HSBC from Frontier ...

No random walk on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
As surely as night follows day, an up day on Wall Street followed the previous one's down. Over the past seven trading days, the S&P 500 displayed this classic sawtooth pattern. Here are the stats - and the rationales as headlined: 06 June: Up 2.3% ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls in US stocks overnight after initial optimism on Spain's bailout fizzled. At 0744 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was down 45 points at 4,062. In economic news ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat with strength in materials stocks offsetting weakness across the financials sector after a disappointing trading session on Wall Street. At 1011 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points ...

Pop goes the QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
Party pooper. Spoilsport. Booo! One can almost taste - yes, taste - the financial markets' disappointment when dear Uncle Ben came and spoke with not even a hint that those beloved letters Q and E are in the offing. Not even a wink, wink, nudge, nudge. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after mixed results on Wall Street overnight. At 0756 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds ...

All juiced up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
All assets 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. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after mixed results on Wall Street overnight. At 0756 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,017. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds ...