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Research key to Asian small caps

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... turns over at half the rate of small caps," he said. "The liquidity is such that you get a lot of uninformed investors trading in and out of stock, so if you can bring research into it, and are prepared to deal with the volatility you can do quite well." ...

Hyperion builds investment team

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... team. The hire brings the investment-team to five, and Hartnell will be responsible for the execution of Hyperion's equity trading, and also for supporting the investment team by building on Hyperion's research capabilities. He joins Hyperion from PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... there's broader across-the-board interest in our market today." US stocks have racked up solid gains in a holiday-shortened trading session, boosted by reports of strong June sales from the leading US car manufacturers. Trade closed at 1700 Tuesday GMT ...

Falling bond yields, low growth, subdued returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... contagion in Europe. The rush to safe-haven bond destinations has pushed demand for US treasury bonds so high that they were trading at price to earning ratios of more than 60, twice their normal level, reported Benjamin Ong, Financial Standard's chief ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... index dipped 6.1 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,166.4 points. US stocks have racked up solid gains in a holiday-shortened trading session, boosted by reports of strong June sales from the leading US auto makers. Trade closed at 1700 GMT (0300 AEST) ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... onerous, he said. These risks don't only impact direct investors but those using portfolio investment strategies, even those trading listed equities. "You still need to know where the money is being invested. You must know your customers and even your ...

Ascalon investment head swaps into H3

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... growth and operational requirements. His appointment will enable the Principals and investment team to solely focus on trading and research." Lam has more than 17 years' industry experience. In the last seven years at Ascalon, Nelson was on the Boards ...

Can this latest kick of the can can?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... Spectacularly fantabolous! This was the financial markets' reaction to Europe's kinder surprise on the last day of the last trading week of the last month of the second quarter. Wall Street gained big time - the Dow ended 2.2% up, the S&P 500 closed ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... No major economic or equities news is expected on Monday. In Australia, the market on Friday closed higher in the last trading session of the financial year, with investors heartened by the fact that European leaders looked like they had settled on a ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened flat as investors look for signs of a solution in Europe on the last trading day of the financial year. At 1015 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 6.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,038.3, while ...