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Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... date the best performing international strategies include convertible arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage and distressed securities. Unsurprisingly in an equity market rebound, short selling has performed the worst.

State Street lifted by passive strategies, ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... on the prior quarter and almost 13 per cent on the previous year, assisted by the acquisitions of Intesa Sanpaolo's securities servicing business and Mourant International Finance Administration. The company wrote US$989 billion in servicing fees for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... for the Economic Development of Australia's CEO Vision Series. St George Mining Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, Bank Of Queensland Ltd releases annual results, and Rio Tinto Ltd and OZ Minerals Ltd release third quarter production ...

Vanguard launches property ETF

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... recently surpassed a combined $200 million in assets. The ETF will be a share class of Vanguard's Australian Property Securities Index Fund, which was established in October 1998 and currently has over $2 billion in funds under management. "We are committed ...

Introducing foreclosure-gate, the latest risk to a US recovery

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... banks unable to foreclose on mortgages that are effectively in default, investments in US residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS), bank debt and even financial sector equities could ultimately suffer. George Tharenou, an economist at UBS in Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... housing finance for August. In equities news, Brazil-focussed explorer BrazIron Ltd is due to list on the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday. Prime Minister Julia Gillard is scheduled to take part in a conversation with Westpac chief executive ...

Grand currency sale

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... the December share price index futures contract was 25 points higher at 4,611 points. In economic news on Monday, TD Securities and the Melbourne Institute will release their Monthly Inflation Gauge for September. In company news, Australian Foundation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... the resources sector, global miner BHP Billiton was off 13 cents at $39.24, and Rio Tinto sagged 18 cents at $77.08. Securities in coal explorer Coalspur Mines were in a trading halt ahead of a capital raising. Coalspur last traded at 92.5 cents. Australia's ...

ADB inaugural clean energy bond sale

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2010
... continues its support of clean energy projects after the sale of its first clean energy bonds for AU$239 million. HSBC Securities (Japan) Ltd lead managed the transaction of the bond, which was distributed by more than 20 securities firms The bond comprises ...