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BNP Paribas responds to alpha demand

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... the most attractive ideas derived by the MFS global analyst team. The division identifies stocks that provide sustainable, above average prospects for growth with low financial and operational risk. Robert Harrison, BNP Paribas Investment Partners managing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
... second-quarter profit of $US3.41 billion, which was down 41 per cent from a year ago amid fresh writedowns from real estate but well above expectations. Sentiment was hurt by a rebound in oil prices, after steep falls last week. LONDON - European stock ...

This Week's Market Movers (21-25 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
... inflation, which are released at the same time as the headline CPI report, are expected to show the rate of price rises remaining above the RBA's 2-3 percent target band. The RBA Trimmed Mean CPI is forecast to rise to 4.2 percent in the year to the ...

Insurers slow on green IT

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... underwriting alternative energy projects. But it's no longer enough, says Datamonitor. "An IT strategy that weighs performance above the environment can still have a significant net benefit. "By placing a greater emphasis on performance metrics such ...

Smaller funds to plateau

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... as one key driver of corporate fund folds. "Ten years ago, the number of schemes in the corporate sector would have been above 5,000 in Australia. That number is now about 150, and that is an amazing level of change. "The quality of offerings provided ...

Inflation outlook dim

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... next week. Speaking of inflation, a sharp jump in energy costs and higher food prices in May sent US headline inflation up above market expectations. US headline CPI rose by 1.1 percent in May with the core inflation rate (ex-food and energy) up by 0.3 ...

Fed Gloom

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
... Congress last night catapulted the Australian dollar to a 25-year high in overnight trading. The Australian dollar broke above the US$0.9800 level, reaching a high of US$0.9849, before settling at around US$0.9780. Fed Chairman Bernanke issued a downbeat ...

US instos ramp up alts to 22pct

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... investors are expected to allocate more than 22 per cent of their overall portfolios to alternative assets in two years, well above their historic average of single digit allocation, a new survey found. JPMorgan Asset Management's Next Generation Alternative ...

This Week's Market Movers (14-18 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... the US, the Eurozone, Japan and the UK. This is because domestic economic growth, although slowing like the rest, is still above its long-term trend. Australian annual real GDP growth increased by 3.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008, following a ...

Trouble at Threadneedle Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2008
... has shifted its stance towards tighter policy settings. The annual inflation rate in the UK rose to 4.3 percent in May - above its 2 percent target. The Monetary Policy Committtee's (MPC) decision to leave rates unchanged overnight despite the continuing ...