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From Greece's frying pan into China's fire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
... bring the economy a-tumbling down. There goes the world's second biggest economy, there goes the biggest consumer of commodities - reason behind the tumble in commodity prices - there goes the economies of commodity producing/exporting countries, there ...

Australian stocks open lower on China concerns

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
... China has fallen and many are asking: `What does this all mean for the export of our goods and the demand for our commodities' and that's why a lot of the industrial metals have fallen in price." She said China's economic troubles were of more significance ...

Frydenberg outlines tax changes

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2015
... Superannuation Laws Amendment (2015 Measures No.1) Bill 2015 streamlines the Offshore Banking Unit (OBU) regime to include commodities trading, leasing and securities lending and repurchasing agreements, while excluding trading equity in foreign subsidiaries ...

Bank stocks push share market higher

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2015
... stocks performing robustly in morning trade. "Obviously there are positive leads from overseas and gains in some key commodities that are supporting us here today, our best performers so far are the banks" CMC Markets chief market analyst Michael McCarthy ...

FIIG launches Asciano direct bond

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... billion. It forms part of the ASX50 index and the company operates across a variety of industries, from coal and bulk commodities such as agriculture, to automotive, containerised goods and building materials. Asciano has three core businesses including ...

BetaShares launch NASDAQ ETF

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... investors." BetaShares offers a range exchange traded products which cover Australian equities, cash, currencies, commodities and alternative strategies. It currently has approximately $2.3 billion in assets under management.

Investec launches multi-asset fund for instos

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
... equities. It focuses on dynamic asset allocation across a range of assets including equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, infrastructure and broader alternative assets. The asset classes are grouped into three baskets categorised by behaviour ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
... China, which is expected to support the country's property market and help increase demand for iron ore and other commodities. "That's seen as very supportive for commodity prices generally and that's one of the key reasons we are seeing support for ...

Macquarie profit beats forecast

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
... or 33%, on FY14. The bank's capital markets facing businesses - Macquarie Securities Group, Macquarie Capital and Commodities and Financial Markets - also improved with combined net profit contribution up significantly on 1H15, and up 24% on 2H14. Macquarie's ...

Fulcrum launches multi-asset inflation plus fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... five year periods, with lower risk than equity markets. The strategy invests globally across equities, fixed income, commodities and alternative asset classes. It also uses a volatility cap and permanent option based insurance to minimise risk and protect ...