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Return of the hedge funds

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) returned 0.42 per cent in January while the S&P 500 Total Return index, MSCI World Equity and the ASX 200 lost, more than 8.4 per cent 8.8 per cent and almost five per cent respectively. The report found three of the four hedge ...

The Ides of March

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
... FTSE-100 down by 5.3 per cent. It was no safer in the Asia Pacific. Japan's Nikkei-225 fell by 3.8 per cent and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index went down by 2.8 per cent. Why has the market's mood changed overnight? Economic data that were poor in January ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
The Australian share market has received strongly negative leads from overseas, as US markets hit 12-year lows amid worsening concerns about financial companies and the economy. A further bailout of US insurer American International Group, which also ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The Australian stock market was at a five year low at noon, dragged down by QBE Insurance and Rio Tinto as uncertainty about the US government's response to its weak economy weighed on prices. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open lower after data on Friday showed a deeper-than-anticipated contraction in the US economy, prompting a slump in share prices there. At 0724 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally higher at noon, as the banks helped the market shrug off a slump in the consumer sector. By 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.7 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 3,346.2 while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Adviser charged for contempt of court

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... company vehicle for the purpose of acquiring shares in a company presently trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The letters claimed that the ASX listed company was 'an Australian brand name in its industry' and had 'high public recognition'. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The Australian share market has received flat leads from Wall Street, with the key indices doing little, precious metals down, but copper and oil both higher at the end of floor trade. At 0819 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
The Australian share market received negative leads from Wall Street in the end, with all three key indices finishing in the red. Precious metals were down, but copper and oil were higher, crude jumping over six per cent. At 0814 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
The Australian stock market was marginally stronger at noon following gains in the financial sector. By 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 30 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 3,357.5 while the broader All Ordinaries index had gained 26.6 points ...