Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 421 - 430 of 1142 results for "Commodities"

Litigation risk to force advisers into multi-asset options: Russell

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... of equities and bonds from Australia and overseas, specialised multi-asset portfolios also invest in gold and other commodities via ETFs, as well as private equity funds, hedge funds and other more complicated alternatives. This diversified basket of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012
... exchange closing because of the storm, was that Europe was on a roll with their markets being up one and two per cent. "Commodities weren't too bad either which has helped." The New York Stock Exchange remained closed due to superstorm Sandy. But European ...

Bank dividends under threat

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... saw that in Europe with the extra pressure put on the telecoms industry and mining, rent and resources tax on the commodities sector in Australia." Platypus Asset Management founder Don Williams said that he had increased his exposure to Aussie banks ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... evacuation zone. CME Group's New York trading floor was closed, but electronic markets were functioning for the trade of commodities, futures, options and securities related to interest rates. Bond trading will also be closed on Tuesday. LONDON - European ...

ANZ to chase more China assets

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012
... the UK and Japan. "There's so much liquidity floating round the global system and much of it is likely to end up in commodities as it did in 2009. It's very possible that the dollar will go higher. Finally, the CEO said that Australian banks would have ...

Market wrap late AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... start on the local market came despite Wall Street closing lower amid some weak US corporate earnings results and soft commodities prices. Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said the expiry of exchange traded equity options on the Australian Securities ...

netwealth adopts Morphic Global Opps Fund

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Finance (India, 2.22%), Valero Energy Group (US, 2.18%), Bob Evans Farms (US, 1.99%), plus emerging markets indices and commodities, in particular gold and silver.

Urbanisation fuelling resource demand

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... concerns over China's slowdown, urbanisation both there and around the world will continue to fuel demand for Australian commodities, said one of Asia's largest asset managers. Recent research suggests that that another 3 billion people will become urbanised ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... moves until... the rest of Asia opens, particularly China, which was closed for holidays for the whole of last week." Commodities prices were mostly down, including oil and gold. Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto was 18 cents weaker at $54.72, BHP Billiton ...

Don't overlook South America as an EM: MFS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... with a rapidly developing cosmopolitan economy creates opportunities for investors. "It's become a real place for commodities such as oil and soft commodities," said Michael Roberge, MFS president and chief investment officer currently in Australia to ...