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There's the good news and the good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014

Reflation, rotation and the taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2013
... start unwinding its asset purchase programme by September (exactly one year after it started) sent equity, bonds and commodities markets down. Emerging markets became the biggest casualty as funds flowed out of the region - especially among countries ...

Think Holden, think not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... export that! But seriously, us, Australians all, know that are comparative advantage is in the production of mineral commodities. Geoscience Australia says so on its website, "Compared to many countries, Australia has a comparative advantage in the production ...

Fund manager warns of 'Japanification' of Europe

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... global markets is going to subside, and a lot of these inflation protection strategies, whether it be investments in commodities, commodity currencies, or inflation-linked products, are going to subside. "So we're expressing two views through this one ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... Australian Stock Report senior equity analyst Benny Sada says. "The miners have taken a bigger hit than the banks - most commodities declined last night," he told AAP. Australian shares are weaker across all sectors after Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial ...

Investors complacent of inflation risk

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... unpriced inflation risk. Wilkes explained that inflation-hedging favourites such as property, equities, gold and other commodities are highly correlated with growth and for this reason can be ineffective inflation hedges. Instead, QIC is opting for inflation-linked ...

Henderson acquires hedge fund manager H3 Global Advisors

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... the equity of H3 Global Advisors though the exact terms were not disclosed. H3 specialises in active and enhanced commodities strategies and, managing approximately $342 million on behalf of institutional and retail clients. The group was founded in ...

PM Capital launches global fund on ASX

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... markets we believe global markets provide a superior risk/reward opportunity. With moderation in China's demand for commodities, some Australian companies trading at significant premiums to their global peers and with the prospect of a falling Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... annual general meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Friday was dragged lower by the big miners due to weaker commodities prices. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 14.4 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 5,411.1. The broader All Ordinaries ...

Macquarie posts solid half-year result

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013
... levels in ECM [equity capital markets division], although M&A continued to be subdued. Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities was impacted by further impairments in the Metals and Energy Capital business (MEC), reflecting continued weak investor sentiment ...