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Maybe next month

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
"I know I'm just a fool who's willing to sit around and wait for you But baby can't you see, there's nothin' else for me to do, I'm hopelessly devoted to you..." - Olivia Newton John Yes, yes yo Virginia. After only a day of making their disappointments ...

HDF to engage with APA on bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2012
A subcommittee of independent directors of Hastings Funds Management has said it will engage with APA Group following yesterday's announcement of an increased takeover offer. APA Group raised its cash and scrip bid for east coast gas pipeline owner ...

ESG sheds light on Sov debt crisis: AXA IM

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
Environmental, social and governance research has a role to play as Europe's sovereign debt crisis blurs the lines between the definitions of developed and developing nations, according to a global responsible investment expert. A lot of the countries ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Uh-oh, looks like the EU has not kicked that pestering debt crisis can far enough down the road. Wasn't it only a few days ago (last Friday) that they approved Spain's a,-100 billion bail? And not even a month has passed since their announcement of ...

ACCC clears Hastings offer

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will not oppose the APA Group's proposed takeover of the Hastings Diversified Utilities Fund. Market participants had expressed concern over the ramifications of the deal, but the Australian Competition ...

Bad news? Where?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
The times, they are a-changin' - or more accurately, market sentiment is. The glass is no longer half-empty, it's half-filled and if leaks again, the Fed will be there to top it up. So half-full that our very own S&P/AX 200 index surged by more than ...

Much ado, no do

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
Move on people, get going, nothing to see here. Wall Street went home happy last night despite Uncle Ben's much-anticipated semi-annual testimony before the US Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs being a non-event - a maintenance ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following Wall Street's strong performance on Friday with the Dow advancing 1.62 per cent amid expectations Beijing will act to stimulate its economy after reporting growth had slowed to 7.6 per cent in ...

It's more fun in the Philippines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Ho-ho-hum. Been there, done that times n. Another day, another week, another month, another quarter and still financial markets continue to dance to the same old songs. They rise and fall depending on the headline of the day - though it seems to me ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following overnight gains on Wall Street. At 0830 AEST on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 13 points at 4,014. No major economic news is expected on Monday. In equities news ...