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Long-term outlook bullish on emerging markets

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... long-term view of Mark Mobius, executive chairman for Templeton Emerging Markets group is bullish on emerging markets equities. "Emerging market countries continue to grow three times faster than developed countries and that should over time be reflected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... Statistic's new motor vehicle sales for November alon with the international merchandise imports data for December. In equities news, BHP Billiton Ltd posts its second quarter production report and OZ Minerals Ltd its fourth quarter production report. ...

McKinnon to leave Perpetual

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Perpetual Limited's general manager, retail sales, equities Matthew McKinnon will be leaving the group by the end of the first quarter, the organisation told Financial Standard today. Former national account manager Jorden Brown will be assuming the ...

Investors looking backwards: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... also in the bottom five. Nick White, Mercer's director of consulting said investors exhibit a home bias to Australians equities that have traditionally been rewarded. "This suggests that investors may be focusing on the rear-view mirror when they should ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... the Australian industry Group/Deloitte releases its national CEO report on business investment in new technologies. In equities news, Fortescue Metals Group posts its second quarter production report and Rio Tinto Ltd posts its fourth quarter operations ...

UBS: Political turmoil adding to market woes

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... head of investment strategy at UBS Global Asset Management, Australia. "In general, bonds are still seen as safer than equities, and tend to outperform during a 'flight to safety' - but clearly this does not apply to all bonds, and in recent years some ...

Instos set sights on Indonesian assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... Mandiri, offers a number of options including direct investment into Indonesian companies and portfolio investments, namely equities and fixed income. The Indonesian economy grew by 6.5% in the third quarter of last year, and the country was upgraded ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
... December are released and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the Housing finance data for November. No major equities new is expected. In Australia, the market on Friday ended the week at its highest point this year after a round of positive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... still caught in the macroeconomic malaise but the US seems to be heading in the right direction," said Head of Australian Equities at Fidelity Worldwide Investment Paul Taylor. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/Asexual index was up 19 points ...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank buys Bank of Cyprus Australia

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011
... completed by the end of February 2012. In related news, as part of BEN's market update it reported that its Leveraged Equities margin lending portfolio has declined 19% since June 30 to $2.6 billion. The board has subsequently approved a $95 million ...