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Pengana Asian Equities up 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
Pengana's Asian Equities Long Short fund gained 22.5 per cent, net of fees, in the year to June against its benchmark's loss of 6.1 per cent - proof that even in the worst of times, fund managers that make the smart calls can deliver. Not many fund ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower after thin trade in the US on Friday and falls in key commodity prices. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was two points lower at 4,058. In ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was flat at noon, with gains in resources and energy stocks offset by losses in the financial sector. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was steady at 3,480.2, while the broader All Ordinaries was up 1.9 points, or 0.06 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2009
The Australian share market has received mixed leads from overseas, with Wall Street down and precious and base metals lower, although oil added over a dollar and a half. At 0724 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

More bombshells before the recovery

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
The prices of local shares, property and commodities will fall further in the coming months before the government's stimulus package kicks in and takes the market out of the doldrums, said the panelists of an industry briefing held this morning. Speaking ...

BPM measures carbon impact

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 DEC 2008
Super funds and companies will be able to forecast the impact of the proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS) after BPM Financial Modelling developed a carbon tool. Toby O'Brien, BPM Financial Modelling, said using public information about the proposed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher after US stocks rebounded overnight. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 28 points at 3,600. In economic news, the Australian Industry ...

Yen caught in crossfire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Now it's the Japanese yen's turn. The current financial crisis that started in the US sub-prime sector and had been strangling the stock and money markets is now morphing into an exchange rate problem. Increased risk aversion and the unwinding of yen ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
The Australian share market had lost more than one per cent at noon, moving below the four-year lows reached on Friday amid worldwide recession fears. The bourse was being dragged down by financial stocks and hampered by weaker crude oil prices and ...