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Diamonds are an investor's best friend

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... now gaining favour as "alternative" investments for some of the world's richest high net worth investors. According to a London-based Datamonitor wealth investment analyst Susan Ellis, high net worth investors are taking advantage of uncertainty in global ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2009
... 26.83, or three per cent, to 909.71, and the Nasdaq composite index rose 52.22, or 3.1 per cent, to settle at 1,732.36. LONDON - Europe's leading stock markets rose strongly with London's FTSE index advancing 98.34 points, or 2.26 per cent higher at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... cents to $15.16. "BHP and Rio are under pressure due to the fall in the oil price and some pretty mixed movements on the London Metals Exchange on Friday," Ms Saly said. At 1204 AEST, BHP Billiton had dropped 62 cents, or 1.86 per cent, to $32.72 while ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2009
... market fell nearly five per cent, and ended a streak of eight gains over the past nine weeks for Wall Street's main indexes. LONDON - European stock markets closed mixed, helped off lows by early gains on Wall Street as US data offset news of a record ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2009
... per cent, to 1,689.21, while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 9.15 points, or 1.04 per cent, to 893.07. LONDON - Global stock markets were volatile and mixed as another dose of weaker-than-expected US data raised fresh doubts about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... 3.01 per cent, to 1,664.19. The broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 24.43 points, or 2.69 per cent, to 883.92. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower, extending losses on heavy profit-taking after weaker-than-expected US data dented investor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... to 1,715.92 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 0.89 points, or 0.1 per cent, to settle at 908.35. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower, giving up modest gains after heavy losses the previous day on Wall Street as investors ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... per cent, to 1,731.24 while the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index shed 19.99 points, or 2.15 per cent, to 909.24. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower as investors took profits on recent strong gains. London's FTSE 100 index of leading ...

Liongate snags $1 billion in mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
London-based fund of hedge fund manager Liongate Capital Management has won over $1 billion in mandates since the start of the GFC - and the firm is now seeking new wins in the Aussie institutional market. While most fund of hedge fund managers suffer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
... per cent, to 1,739.00 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's 500 index added 21.84 points, or 2.41 per cent, to 929.23. LONDON - Surging financial shares lifted European stock markets in reaction to the US "stress tests" on American banks that raised ...