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BOJ brings out big bazooka

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... end of 2011, second only to China which buys 25% of our goods and services shipments but far more than the 5% the United States buys from us. Plus, most of Japan's import needs -- oil, coal, iron ore, copper, aluminium and wood - are among Australia's ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... nuclear playthings. Kim 'Duke Nukem' Jong Un has reportedly given his North Korean army the go ahead to nuke the United States. According to the General Staff of the Korean People's Army, "The merciless operation of (our) revolutionary armed forces in ...

Paradice debuts fund for retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... director of Paradice David Paradice said. The fund is managed by three portfolio managers based in Denver in the United States and it invests in global companies excluding Australia and New Zealand. It holds between 40 and 80 companies at any time and ...

CFSGAM appoints CIO, infra analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... Global Listed Infrastructure multi-manager platform, which secured mandates of more than US$600 million across the United States, Canada and locally. The fund has delivered top quartile performance since its inception in June 2007 and it has outperformed ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... than 10.3% in 2012, while it fell at double-digit rates in developed countries such as Australia, Germany or the United States. The research found out that FDI going into Brazil, Russia, India and South Africa has more than tripled since 2000 and it ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... big the haircuts are for this bailout and what it might mean for other periphery nations going forward." In the United States on Monday, stocks fell after a top European finance official suggested the Cyprus bailout framework could serve as a template ...

Australia is world leader in treasury: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
... with companies hosting their treasuries locally or in Hong Kong and Singapore, the research found. Sungard is a United States-based software and technology provider with presence in over 70 countries. In Australia it provides IT services for Industry ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013
The Australian market is set for a strong start to trade with encouraging jobs figures in the United States helping Wall Street post its longest winning streak in more than 16 years. At 0757 AEDT on Friday, the March share price index futures contract ...

Quantum makes T1 bonds available to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... annum. The Sydney-based fund manager focuses its investments in T1 bonds as well as the residential market in the United States. For the last two years, it has invested on property in five cities in the US and seen a return of 8%.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
The Australian share market has opened flat despite stocks in the United States posting their longest winning streak in more than 16 years. Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said a strong rise for Myer shares was a highlight of an otherwise ...