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Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Perennial Global Shares High Alpha fund returned 1.68 per cent last month, more than double its benchmark's 0.67 per cent gain. But for a fund with an impressive two-year track record, only a small pool of investors has heard about it. The fund was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
A falling oil price in electronic trading in New York overnight may boost the Australian stock market today, although it may also have a constraining effect on energy stocks. With physical markets on Wall Street closed for Labor Day, there is otherwise ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (1 - 5 Sep 2008) Four of the world's major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) ...

Austock curbs expansion plans

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
... the year. The numbers came after a major restructure that began early this calendar year. Besides withdrawing from the US market, the group has closed its securities business in Brisbane, reduced overhead costs and reshuffled internal staff. "These initiatives ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... trade had shown a "refreshing bounce" after yesterday's local losses. Higher gold and oil prices had not stopped the US market finishing higher overnight, he said. "Ours is behaving in a similar way; we're actually looking okay," he said. "It's been ...

HSBC contracts Allianz for insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
HSBC Bank Australia is partnering with Allianz Australia to provide general insurance products under the HSBC brand to the Australian market. HSBC previously provided insurance to the Australian market using a number of insurers. The bank's move to ...

US pension funds review securities lending

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
More than 45 per cent of major US pension funds and endowments are reviewing their securities lending programs after a number suffered liquidity issues during the worst of the credit crisis last year. This year financial services firm Greenwich Associates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... contracts. Austock Securities client adviser Michael Heffernan said a combination of local banking problems and a weakening US market led to today's results. "While we had a fair fall today, and you would think there was no blood left in the body, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
... billion ($A9.1 billion) loss reported by Ford Motor Co for the second quarter also contributed to the negative tone in the US market.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2008
... client adviser Michael Heffernan said the market delivered what would have been expected after a two per cent fall in the US market overnight. "We've recovered a little bit across the board from this morning," Mr Heffernan said. "The banks were hit pretty ...