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EM debt funds burst bond bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... times as much as the same period in 2012. JPM senior client portfolio manager of global fixed income, currency and commodities Robert Stewart says that whatever your view on interest rates and the impending bond bubble, the vast majority of investors ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... was now weighing on the mining sector. "A stronger US dollar is not good for anyone, especially if you consider that commodities are generally priced in US dollars," he said. Global miner BHP Billiton hovered at $35.82, and Rio Tinto reversed five cents ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... the market lower. Stocks usually drop in price by the amount of the dividend. "There's a lot of risk coming off with commodities prices in London coming off, sending the commodities space pulling back," Mr Lucas said. "I feel we're about to move sideways ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... easing the US dollar will regain strength," Mr Shamu told AAP. Speculation about a major hedge fund pulling out of commodities also contributed to the selling of resources sector shares. "We don't know exactly what the source was, but it was credible ...

Asset diversification gathers momentum

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
... significant amount of assets ($5 billion) in 2012. These new Smart Beta mandates were mainly allocated in the bonds, commodities and equities areas, and to a lesser extent in the reinsurance, hedge fund and infrastructure areas. Towers Watson's institutional ...

ETF entrepreneur donates generously to uni

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
Multi-millionaire global commodities trader Graham Tuckwell and his wife Louise have donated $50 million to fund scholarships for undergraduates at the Australian National University. Under plans laid out in the largest donation ever made to Australian ...

Alternative funds delivering: van Eyk

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... fund ratings in the Alternatives sector, identifying a further five A-rated managers covering the absolute return, commodities and global macro sectors. Investors are realising that the alternative asset classes can provide uncorrelated returns. Between ...

ASX rally won't last: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... through 2013, says Ben Heap managing director UBS (Aust/NZ). Buoyed by renewed confidence in the global economy, higher commodities prices and the US clawing its way back from the edge of the fiscal cliff, the ASX 200 has rallied 9.2% in the last two ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... Lucas said while the market had opened fairly flat he was expecting it to fall during the day after a bad night for commodities. "We see it moving lower today with mining stock continuing to drag the market down, with the 4700 level to be tested later ...

Above trend growth bodes well for commodities

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013
... a 19 month high - is pointing towards above trend growth. A China-led, global growth story is expected to benefit commodities prices which have steadied after falling for most of 2012. Interestingly, despite having fallen by -22% from late 2011, the ...