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BT adds oil and gold to super portfolios

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... allocation to 4 per cent) as a hedge against a number of geopolitical risks. "In the event that something happens in the Middle East and oil prices surge, then we've protected our members against that in the long-term," said Melanie Evans, head of superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... provide a boost to the Tokyo market, where there were also jitters about the debt woes of countries in Europe and the Middle East. The Tokyo Stock Exchange's benchmark Nikkei-225 index lost 141.90 points, or 1.42 per cent, to 9,862.82, ending below the ...

Desert Storm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... even the experts. On the day Dubai announced the "standstill", Bloomberg reported that the news caught a London-based Middle East expert analyst at Barclays by surprise. Big bank...Middle East expert analyst...surprised? He was not alone. Bloomberg also ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... until at least 30 May 2010. "Standstill" my butt. Perhaps this is how you say 'debt default' in Arabic or Urdu. The Middle East country that brought us the tallest building in the world, palm island, indoor snow skiing, the largest hotels, biggest everything ...

Deloitte expands Islamic finance business

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
... provide consulting services to member firms. Vicary Abdullah previously worked in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East and has held a number of executive roles in Islamic and Asian banks. The firm provides audit, internal audit, tax and consulting ...

Principal reshuffle following departure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
... will manage sales, marketing, relationship management and client service in Asia including Japan, Australia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America.

Macquarie buys Canadian dealer

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
... Investments and Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller. Macquarie has also been busy signing joint ventures in China and the Middle East through its Sino-Australian International Trust Company and Gulf Finance House deals.

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Sucked in

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... yet. The global economy has not yet fired on all cylinders. While Australia, China, a major chunk of Asia and the Middle East have their engines already cranked up, the US and Europe and Japan continue to sputter. Why is this good news? Because the mechanics ...

Too big to fail

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Head fake. So which one is the head fake? The Dow climbing past 10,000 or the Dow sinking below 10K? Over the past three trading days, the Dow has been playing seesaw on the 10,000 fulcrum -- over 10K Thursday, under 10K Friday, over 10K Monday. To ...