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Losing shine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
... metal's price close to US$2,000 per ounce. These, along with fears that the US Federal Reserve's massive printing of US dollars, sparked worries over future inflation and distrust over fiat money - and continued strong growth (and therefore, demand) ...

AllianceBernstein targets retirees with high yield fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... our view," Cunningham said. The global fund invests in bank loans, emerging market high yield and corporate bonds in US dollars and local currencies. The portfolio also holds pan-European high yield securities as well as Asian corporate bonds. Cunningham ...

Aussie ETF industry comes of age

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... to currency movements at the same time. With BetaShares currency ETFs, the investor can instead keep their cash in US dollars, euros or sterling without incurring FOREX costs. Vynokur said this "democratises currency" and that one significant Australian ...

Australian pension fund growth outstrips global average

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
... although not as high as the 14% recorded in 2007. Australia had the highest five-year compound growth rate measured in US dollars over the period 2007 to 2012 of 13%, followed by Taiwan at 11%, Denmark at 9%, Mexico at 7% and Brazil at 5%. "Australian ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... going to spend $425 million buying back some of its shares. Meanwhile the big miners, whose earnings are nominated in US dollars, did well, with BHP Billiton up 29.5 cents to $34.28 and Rio Tinto adding 94 cents to $53.82. Gaming machine supplier Aristocrat ...

Down, down, dollar down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... industries and reduced the foreign earnings of US companies operating offshore when their revenues are translated back into US dollars. Sound familiar to us Australians, ey? This should keep the Fed in play for a little while longer than most expect. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... sector. "A stronger US dollar is not good for anyone, especially if you consider that commodities are generally priced in US dollars," he said. Global miner BHP Billiton hovered at $35.82, and Rio Tinto reversed five cents to $63.05. Among the major ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... to confirm a recovering US economy and the decreasing need of quantitative easing gave investors reason to take up US dollars," Mr Audencial said. BHP Billiton was down 44 cents, or 1.24 per cent, at $35.17, while Rio Tinto had lost 43 cents, or 0.66 ...

Alphington targets younger HNW investors with wealth service

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... market over a short period, often missing the key points. He gave a recent example of a client with $10 million in US dollars and $3 million in Australian dollars, all sitting in cash. "They were running between the banks trying to get the best rate ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... Asia-Pacific stock markets extended a global rally after the world's most powerful central banks offered to inject US dollars into lenders squeezed by the eurozone debt crisis. The European Central Bank and its US, Japanese, Swiss and British counterparts ...