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Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... many global fund managers trying to juggle multiple timezones, Carter is already at the office at 4.30am to check the US markets and still there at 7pm to talk to Perennial's London-based analyst. But the reward to that is the fund's high conviction ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... per cent, to 5118.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index fell 15.5 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 5200. NEW YORK - US markets were closed on Monday for the Labor Day holiday. On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 171.63 points, or 1.47 ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... Following last week's better-than-expected data on durable goods and the upward revision to second quarter real GDP, US markets will get the August updates on the ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing indexes, the Beige Book, unit labour costs and ...

HSBC contracts Allianz for insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
HSBC Bank Australia is partnering with Allianz Australia to provide general insurance products under the HSBC brand to the Australian market. HSBC previously provided insurance to the Australian market using a number of insurers. The bank's move to ...

US pension funds review securities lending

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
More than 45 per cent of major US pension funds and endowments are reviewing their securities lending programs after a number suffered liquidity issues during the worst of the credit crisis last year. This year financial services firm Greenwich Associates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... cent, at 21,805.81. WELLINGTON - New Zealand shares consolidated Tuesday's rebound, mirroring positive Australian and US markets. The benchmark NZSX-50 closed up 16.87 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 3177.46 on turnover worth $NZ103 million ($A81.42 mill ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2008
... points, or 0.11 per cent, to 1,262.90. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 6.08 points, or 0.27 per cent, to 2,245.38. US markets will be closed on Friday due to the public holiday for Independence Day. LONDON - UK stocks ended up almost 1 per cent during ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
The Australian share market is likely to open higher today tracking US markets which gained overnight. At 0804 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index was down eight points to 5,130. In economic news today, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... sales data for May are due to be released. On Friday, the Australian share market closed lower after a big drop on US markets and a surge in the oil price. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 70.0 points, or 1.32 per cent, to 5,237.0 while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... at 5,384. Macquarie Equities adviser Helen Spencer said the banks had a disappointing day following a weak lead from US markets. "We are following suit and the industrials are on the back foot today," Ms Spencer said. "The only shining light is in commodity ...