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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... up on news that the coffee chain would expand its presence in China, according to CEO Howard Schultz. Its shares were trading up nearly one per cent to 24.73 a share. LONDON - European stock markets closed lower on Tuesday as investors waited in hope ...

Man wins $1.08 billion mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... account, or 'MAC', is a fund which is owned by the investor and controlled by independent third party providers. The MAC's trading strategy typically mirrors the strategy of an existing investment fund, but the investment mandate can be tailored to meet ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
The Australian has received generally positive leads from overnight trading offshore, with Wall Street up marginally, precious metals higher, and European markets flat to higher. Oil and base metal copper were lower, however. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Strong one, says yield curve

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... Instead, they are now at pre-Lehman Bros. Levels. Yields on 10-year US Treasuries are now almost 100 basis points higher, trading at around 3.9 per cent as at the last week's close from 2.9 per cent a year ago. There are many possible explanations for ...

Credit Suisse adds to transition team

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... firm's pension strategies and transition management division. Wyse joins Credit Suisse from Deutsche Bank's portfolio trading and transition management team in Sydney, where he was involved with local super fund and portfolio sales trading for index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... focus on the yuan, with hopes that Beijing may allow its currency to appreciate. The United States and China's other key trading partners have been pressing for a stronger yuan, saying it is undervalued and gives exporters an unfair advantage. The Chinese ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
The Australian market has received weak leads from overnight trading offshore, with only precious metals prices ending higher in New York. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0720 AEST, the June share price index contract was 24 points lower at 4,956. ...

Orion tightens compliance after rogue trader caught

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... standards since one of its equities dealers, 24-year-old John Hartman, was caught and pleaded guilty to 25 charges of insider trading. Hartman was employed by Orion from March 2006 to January last year before he was dismissed for insider trading and ...

African bourse on the rise

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... which raised Kshs. 25 billion (AUD$350 million). This was the first listed bond traded through the country's automated trading platform (ATS) that was launched on the same month. The platform ushers a new era in local trading after it pushed weekly corporate ...

RBS adds to Aus markets team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... worked as head of corporate risk solutions at RBS in Hong Kong. In this role, he will manage over 60 staff across sales, trading and research and work alongside Graeme Pratt, co-head of markets for equities in Australia. Meanwhile, Jon Linton was appointed ...