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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2014
... open lower after international bourses extended their declines with investors still concerned over conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and Argentina's debt default. At 0802 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is lower amid concerns over the conflict in the Middle East. The market opened lower following a weak lead from Wall Street, despite strong US economic data released overnight. Consumer confidence in the US increased for ...

Wall Street is in a spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014
Wall Street down... on Iraq... on escalating Middle East tensions... Sounds about quite right 'eh Virginia? After all, an escalation of conflict in the land of the sand dunes would lift the price of what's underneath those sand dunes - oil. This, in ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up alternatives exposure

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
... rather than tactical allocation," Nick Tolchard, co-chair of Invesco's global sovereign group and head of Invesco Middle East, said. "The expected net increase in new funding this year is another key factor that explains this preference for alternatives ...

Days of outstanding emerging markets returns numbered

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The opportunity for outstanding returns from the world's developing economies may have shifted to frontier markets, according to the latest annual CREATE-Research report. Commissioned by Principal Global Investors, the report is produced from the results ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... us people are really concerned about the situation in Iraq," he said. "There are fears of renewed conflict in the Middle East and how this will continue to drive up oil prices and impact on global growth." He said mining stocks have also been hit by ...

Wall Street slips on oil slick

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014
... and Irene know so very well what happens to the price of oil each time trouble percolates in the sand dunes of the Middle East, don't we? It spikes. So buckle up coz here we go again. Gulf War the third. Just in from Bloomberg, "Obama Won't Rule Out ...

Fresh Orient Capital acquisitions expand European operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014
... perfect fit and the acquisition allows us to spread our entire investor relations product suite across Europe, the Middle East and Africa where transparency of ownership data varies greatly. Following the acquisition of King Worldwide Investor Relations ...

Global healing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014
... money policy. It is being caused by the flight to safety due to headline news in Europe, the South China Sea, the Middle East and Africa. It's the result of quantitative easing. The end of quantitative easing will be a disaster. I think it's weird, but ...