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Atom joins SII global group

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... FUM centred on Africa, Europe and India with a stable of private client, alternative investment, private equity, agricultural and structured products businesses.

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... Cochlear Ltd and WorleyParsons Ltd are to release annual results. Dexion Ltd, APN News & Media Ltd and Australian Agricultural Co Ltd are to release interim results, and Optus parent Singapore Telecommunications Ltd is to provide results for the first ...

NZ economy goes negative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... despite the world food shortage, "Primary industries recorded their largest quarterly decline since March 1998, as the agricultural sector struggled due to drought experienced in key growing areas of the country. Higher production costs, particularly ...

Iron Ore price jumps 85 pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2008
... revenue bonanza as it exploits shortages in world food, commodities and resources. Yesterday the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) said Australia's commodity export earnings are forecast to increase by 40 per cent next ...

Commodities investors nervous about inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2008
... financials while the same realignment is happening even in the UK. According to reports, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) has even upped its commodities forecasts for Australia by 40 per cent reflecting growing demand. ...

UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... food but to date have been frustrated by the absence of real options," said Small. "Buying the shares of a local agricultural company has a great feel-good factor but offers insufficient diversification. "Food investment is an area where structured products ...

Climate change good for agriculture

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
... country could even extend into climate change with the Farm Institute saying it will lead to Australia boosting its agricultural output and becoming wealthier. "Australian agricultural output is projected to continue to grow strongly over the next forty ...

Hindsight strategy a winner: GSJBW

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... 100 per cent NAB Capital Guarantee at maturity. The Food, Feed, Fuel II Fund provides investors with exposure to agricultural commodities such as corn, sugar and soybean via the Standard & Poor's (S&P) GSCI Biofuel E40 Excess Return Strategy. The Sustainability ...

Soft commodity a hard buy

The demand for commodity-based infrastructure assets has outpaced the available supply, making it difficult for agricultural-based and commodity-based funds to find enough assets. Craig Swanger, Macquarie Group head of alternative investments said Macquarie ...

India's report card

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2008
... jumped 12.1 per cent, finance which jumped 11.7 per cent and services which jumped 10.7 per cent. Illustrating why agricultural output is becoming such a problem in India and leading to massive wealth dispersions between modern and traditional India ...