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Future Fund posts 1.81pc first quarter loss

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... term. The Future Fund holds more than 56 per cent or $31 billion in cash, with global developed market equities, debt securities and Australian equities representing 18.5, 10 and 9.7 per cent respectively. Its two billion Telstra shares, which were excluded ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... December share price index futures contract was 44 points higher at 4071, on a volume of 18,432 contracts. Bell Potter Securities senior client adviser Stuart Smith said despite a US rally, it was shaping up to be a "wishy-washy" day on the market at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
... Macquarie Airports holds a special shareholders' meeting in Sydney to vote on proposed buyback of up to $1 billion on securities and sale of stakes in Copenhagen and Brussels airports. Tower Australia Group Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... the December share price index futures contract was 73 points lower at 4330, on a volume of 21,594 contracts. Cameron Securities client adviser Adrian Leppinus said he expected local stocks to have a quiet day after the extremes of the last few weeks. ...

Instreet calls on expertise for funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Instreet is using the global expertise of Schroders and BlackRock to provide investors with access to cheap global securities and commodities via two new funds. Both open-ended funds provide daily subscriptions and redemptions as well as continuous capital ...

AREITs damaged by exuberance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... per cent and that makes them vulnerable to the credit markets," said Jonathon Kriska, property analysts at Paterson Securities. AREIT managers however were pushed into this by exuberant brokers who were seduced by their returns, said Ries. "The stockbroking ...

Fortis fund 'On Hold' after CIO departure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Fortis Investment's High Income Global Property Securities Fund has been put "On Hold" by ratings house Standard and Poor's following the retirement of Nancy Holland, chief investment officer for the property team. Holland is leaving Fortis at the end ...

ITG comes to trader's aid

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... effectively with the launch of its Flexible Participation Algorithm. Traders can set the algorithm to buy and sell securities faster or slower depending on share price movements. The algorithm can also manage multiple orders at the same time across Australian ...

AIG secures extra A$54bn in liquidity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... extend the lifeline extended to AIG in the US by another A$54 billion. The new arrangement is being structured through a securities lending agreement where the Fed borrows AIG securities in return for cash that AIG will use to pay down other outstanding ...

Lonsec hires head of ratings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
... report directly through to Elsworth. Pavlidis joined Lonsec in August 2006. Since then he has been leading the property securities fund research team within Lonsec's Property and Infrastructure division. Prior to joining Lonsec, Pavlidis was head of ...