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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... United Communications issues first quarter results, and Australian Pharmaceutical Industries publishes half year results. Virgin Blue chief executive John Borghetti speaks at an Australian British Chamber of Commerce luncheon. On Tuesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... ProLogis European Properties FCP, which has a capitalisation of one billion euros ($A1.39 billion). Qantas Airways and Virgin Blue Holdings each gained over 3.3 per cent on a $US3.67 drop in the price of New York's main contract, light sweet crude for ...

Investec fund doubles portfolio in 12 months

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... insurance companies." In March 2011 the Fund completed a sale leaseback of a Boeing B737-800 aircraft on lease with Australia's Virgin Blue and as part of its portfolio, the Fund now has aircraft with Australia's three main carriers, being Qantas, Jetstar ...

Yikes the ECB hikes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
The European Central Bank had lift off! There was hardly a ripple in financial markets when the central bank of the region with a single currency went ahead and raised interest rates last week. Darn straight Virginia, the ECB has just handed down its ...

Fed money drives black swans away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
Have money, will travel. The succession of black swan sightings over the past three months have thus far failed to keep financial market optimism down. Equity markets are up, commodity markets are up and so are commodity currencies. Have you seen the ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
The rise and rise of emerging markets continue to grab investors' attention - and their money - particularly when set against the backdrop of what is, at best, slow growing developed economies. Yes Virginia, bring up the subject of emerging markets ...

Funds price ratings downgrades

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Air New Zealand's is at Baa3 - just one ratings change above non-investment grade. Moody's does not provide ratings for Virgin. But Northward Capital portfolio manager Simon Rutherfurd said the change in outlook would not affect the decisions of fund ...

JMK rules

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Inured or undaunted? This is the question that pops in my head watching the financial markets' reaction to the current events that normally would sap optimism out of any rational human investor. Inured? Yes Virginia, you're well aware of all the troubles ...

Rogue trader banned for four years

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... did not communicate sufficiently with investors. It also found he had not properly registered the company in the British Virgin Islands as he had claimed. In addition to the ban on financial services, Perkin must not act as a representative of an Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
... $23.66, Commonwealth Bank losing 22 cents to $52.99 and ANZ slipping five cents to $24.31. In other corporate news, airline Virgin Blue reported a 62 per cent decline in first half net profit and says conditions in the second half are expected to be ...