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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... Federal Reserve's new QE3 stimulus fade amid concerns about weakness in US manufacturing and anti-American unrest in the Middle East. At 0815 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down one point at 4,397. In economic news ...

Sukuk demand to reach US$900bn in five years

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
Global demand for Sukuk is forecast to triple from US$300 billion to US$900 billion by 2017, according to recently released estimates from Ernst & Young. Conventional institutions are increasingly demanding Shari'a compliant securities alongside Islamic ...

Politicking befogs equities: AMP Capital

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... Asset Management's head of strategy and research, Stephen Felix named the general election in the US, turmoil in the Middle East, the European crisis and slowing Chinese growth as four factors that could spark a market shock. While the political uncertainty ...

Market shocks likely: Advance Asset Management

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... Felix Stephen, Advance Asset Management head of strategy and research. Elections in the United States, turmoil in the Middle East, the European sovereign debt crisis and a slow down of Chinese growth are the four key factors that could spark a shock ...

Julius Baer buys Merrill Lynch wealth

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... to 251 billion Swiss francs, with two-thirds of the assets being acquired domiciled in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. "This transaction represents a rare opportunity to acquire an international pure-play wealth management business of significant ...

The QE Paradox

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012
... collapse of the eurozone, a US double-dip, hard-landing of China, hard-landing of emerging markets, and a war in the Middle East. Next year could be a global perfect storm." Or yesterday's warning by PIMCO CEO, Mohamed El Arian, that, "This is an unusually ...

Franklin appoints head of sales

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... taking over the role from Adam Quaife who was recently promoted to senior director of Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East, where he will spearhead several new initiatives the company is pursuing in Dubai. "We're very pleased that Keri has agreed ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... collapse of the eurozone, a US double-dip, hard-landing of China, hard-landing of emerging markets, and a war in the Middle East. Next year could be a global perfect storm." Perfect! No one could argue with the good doctor's rationale. It's simply perfect! ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... by 27% who give significant amounts annually to one or more causes. Paul Knox, head of wealth advisory for Europe, Middle East and Asia at J.P. Morgan Private, said the survey highlights the individuality of each SFO, which evolves to reflect the needs ...