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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
The Australian dollar has fallen to its lowest level in six weeks as ongoing debt problems in the US and Europe dampen risk sentiment on global markets. HiFX senior trader Stuart Ive said a raft of negative headlines last night pushed world financial ...

UBS GAM scores EUR 500 million mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... regarded as one of Germany's most sophisticated international investors, was awarded to us in close collaboration with our German business." Over the past twelve months, GRE's Global Multi-Manager business has landed new mandates to the value of US$1 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open flat. At 0641 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was UP one points at 4,182. In economic news on Monday, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) assistant governor (financial markets) ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
MELBOURNE, Nov 18 AAP - The Australian share market at noon had not recovered from the morning's losses. Local investors were retreating from risk following tension between European leaders overnight. At 1223 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... in exposure to France at the end of the second quarter. Adding to the sense of fear was Moody's decision to downgrade 10 German public-sector banks, saying they were now less likely to receive state support if needed. The warnings highlighted the possible ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... auctioned last night jumped to 7%. A new day, same trepidation, same fear over contagion. This was (again) underscored by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble warning (again) that the crisis is beginning to take its toll on the real economy and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher, despite world stock markets coming under pressure as the eurozone debt crisis continues to push most European government borrowing costs dangerously higher. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the December ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... record 191 basis points or 1.91 percentage points in late afternoon trade, reflecting how investors prefer the safety of German bonds in the current climate. The French 10-year bond yield - the rate of return earned by investors - rose sharply to 3.683 ...

Reverse contagion

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... Austrian and Dutch bonds instead of Germany's bunds widened last night. But Spud, have you looked at the yield offered by German bunds? At 2.5% they're lower than the 3.0-3.5% lows hit during the GFC. Investors are buying bunds at a time when the region ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... for every month during 2011, attracting US$4.6 billion in October 2011, while European investors showed a penchant for German equities. In the US market similar trends continued with capital flowing into ETFs over the past five weeks according to Investment ...