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Douglas to head van Eyk investment research

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2008
Investment research firm, van Eyk, has promoted eight-year veteran of the firm, Nigel Douglas, to head of investment research. In this position, Douglas will direct van Eyk's fund manager research team and provide asset allocation advice to Blueprint ...

Sentiment sinks on floats

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2008
Failing business confidence, courtesy of the US-led sub-prime credit crisis has diminished corporate appetite for listing on the main board of the ASX. According to Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) latest survey of sharemarket floats, the number of business ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open significantly higher after news of a $US200 billion central bank liquidity injection boosted Wall Street overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 195 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker after recession fears pushed Wall Street lower. In London, base metal prices all were down. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0748 AEDT, the March share price index contract was down 82 points at ...

Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
Cutting growth forecasts (due to looming recession) in one breath while raising inflation forecasts in the next: It's this painful mix of announcements by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) - amid rising producer prices, falling consumer confidence and sharply ...

Pengana buys Saltbush

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
Pengana Capital has acquired the Saltbush Absolute Return Fund, which has outperformed the ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 6.8 per cent over the last 12 months. John Parker and Stephen Goldberg, joint portfolio managers of the fund, join the team, with ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2008
The Australian share market has received a weak lead from Wall Street, although base metals were strong overnight. At 0715 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 19 points at 5395. In local news today, the Australian ...

Ascalon treads global commodity path

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
While the performance of listed property and hedge funds falter in the wake of the US sub-prime disaster, fund managers such as Ascalon Capital Managers are steering their attention to the global commodity sector to maximise investor returns. The St.George ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today following the lead from Wall Street, which dropped more than one per cent overnight. Base metals mostly were down in London. At 0700 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange the March share price ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2008
The Australian stock market was down half a per cent at noon, but its mood was better than in previous days, according to analysts. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 28.2 points, or 0.52 per cent, at 5377.6 points, while the broader ...