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Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... that we are now seeing a bond bubble. Not yet converted? Maybe Bloomberg's headline would help. "Bond Funds Gain Cash Like Stocks in Dot-Com Era: Credit Markets." Here Bloomberg prints: "The amount of money flowing into bond funds is poised to exceed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The Australian share market was flat in morning trade, as mining stocks buoyed by the election outcome offset mixed results in other sectors. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.7 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,433.6 points, while the ...

Hung

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... this space is all about. The strong likelihood of a hung parliament has already brought forth speculation that "dollar, stocks may reel." (theage.com.au) The theage dot com article quoted Gary Head, co-manager of UBS's equities business in Australia ...

Legg Mason Permal Global Absolute Trust earns high rating

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... investors. The minimum investment is A$500,000. S&P rated it four-star, commending its use of ETFs, indices, individual stocks, fixed income products, over-the-counter derivatives and individual investments.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had added 5.7 points, or 0.13 per cent, to 4,509.6 points. NEW YORK - US stocks tumbled to their lowest close in nearly a month on Thursday as the latest batch of data amplified concerns the economy is stuck ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... both a retailer and coal miner, were down 34 cents, or 1.07 per cent, at $31.46 at 1203 AEST. Ms Saly said other retail stocks were also slightly weaker. David Jones was down three cents at $5.06 at 1203 AEST and Harvey Norman had eased two cents to ...

Fictional fact

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2010
... good performance last night! No one could be faulted for forming such a conclusion after reading the following headlines: "Stocks Rise on M&A Speculation; Treasuries Pare Gain, Oil Falls" - Bloomberg "Consumer sector lifts US stocks" - Reuters "Wall ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Fund, which in the 12 months to end of June gained 18.3 per cent, net of fees (in US dollars). This contrasts with world stocks, which returned a lower 9.4 per cent (based on the MSCI World index) and world bonds, up 5.4 per cent (based on the Citigroup ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... has had a pretty good run in four days and it's probably just having a little bit of a breather across most of the major stocks." Mr Manley said there had been strong profit results from most major companies reporting on Wednesday. "That's an outstanding ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
... Tuesday, the Australian share market closed unexpectedly firmer after a flat lead from offshore, with financial and materials stocks leading the way. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 38.5 points, or 0.87 per cent, at 4,477 points, while the broader ...