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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012
... the economy continues to pick up, while the euro extended its gains on hopes a deal on Greece's bailout will be agreed. Japanese shares closed at a six-month high as the yen weakened further against the dollar and euro on expectations the country's central ...

Franklin Templeton launches new global fixed income fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2012
... that opportunities offered by assets perceived as having higher risks than the so-called safe havens of US, German and Japanese sovereign debt, such as corporate and emerging-market credits, continue to be attractive. The relative valuations of perceived ...

QE3, OMT, APP equals D-U-D?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012

Fed decides not to decide

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
... uncertainty over the upcoming US presidential race, or the looming fiscal cliff, or the festering crisis in Europe, the Sino-Japanese spat, or even the actual "end of the world" on 21 December 2012 - I might believe you. But the Fed's decision, what's ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... high of Y104.60 in morning trade - extending a surge in New York late on Monday following data showing a sharp drop in Japanese exports. Sydney closed flat, adding just 2.1 points to end at 4,543.1, while South Korea ended 0.76 per cent or 14.78 points ...

netwealth adopts Morphic Global Opps Fund

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... by 0.33% in Australian dollars. Among stocks in the portfolio currently are US Home Builders (US, 6.08% of portfolio), Japanese Drug Stores (Japan, 2.61%), Manila Water Company (Philippines, 2.38%), Daiichikosho Co (Japan, 2.25%), Indian Non Bank Finance ...

Macquarie in bid for Robeco: Report

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... Robeco unit is expected to be sold later this month, and if recent reports by Reuters are correct, Macquarie Group and Japanese finance company ORIX Corp are now among the contenders. Included among recent bidders for the European asset management firm's ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... promising US jobs figures and hopes for upcoming Chinese economic data were offset by concerns over the global economy. Japanese shares were also hit on Friday by a plunge in telecom giant Softbank's shares after it emerged it was eyeing a near $US13 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... reacted to losses on Wall Street after the IMF cut its global growth forecast, predicting the slowest rate in three years. Japanese shares were also hit by the strengthening yen, with selling fuelled by news the country's top carmakers saw sales in China ...