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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open slightly lower today, despite a mildly positive performance by Wall Street overnight, but after commodities were mixed. At 0715 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was down eight points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger today, despite the absence of leads from offshore trading overnight. At 0702 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 4,614. In economics news on Tuesday, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2011
... quashed media speculation it was interested in buying Insurance Australia Group, while ANZ said it opened its first branch in India. The mining and resource sector was also lower. BHP Billiton lost 72 cents to $42.17 and Rio Tinto fell $1.35 cents to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2011
... Jakarta fell 1.03 per cent, Kuala Lumpur closed 0.66 per cent lower, Bangkok shed 0.47 per cent, and Mumbai was flat. In India, investor sentiment was weak with the Reserve Bank of India set to raise interest rates again on Thursday for the 10th time ...

Bigger picture, nicer picture

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011

London hedge fund banking on Twitter

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
UK investment boutique Derwent Capital Markets is putting its faith in social media, launching a hedge fund that bases investments on real time insight into the "fear and greed" aspect of financial markets. The $40 million fund, launched earlier this ...

Diamonds are a fund's best friends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
... synthetic diamonds, prices for the gem have been rising for more than a year due to a steady improvement in demand from China, India and the US. Zurich-based investment firm, Diamond Asset Advisers is launching the Diamond Asset Fund I of up to US$250 ...

Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... inflation crippling economies worldwide, from where is growth to come?" Funny that you've forgotten to mention China and India are still growing at near double-digits in the first quarter nor Germany's March quarter GDP racing at 4.8 per cent annual ...

Profits fly high on planes

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... Directions Fund and MCG Wealth. IGAF said it diversifies its assets and geographical risk across Australia, Germany, Brazil, India, China, Canada, Spain and Saudi Arabia. IGAF recently announced it had increased the size of its portfolio to A$1billion. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Tuesday, following falls on Wall Street in both commodities and equities. On the ASX 24 at 0735 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 16 points lower at 4,653. In economics news on Tuesday ...