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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2010
... per cent higher and extended gains in early trade, with resources and minerals companies well supported after higher commodities prices in offshore markets. IG Markets research analyst Ben Potter said gold stocks and diversified mining companies were ...

Russell ups alternatives exposure

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... Balanced Opportunities with enhanced diversification and inflation protection via 'real asset' strategies such as commodities and global listed infrastructure," said Russell portfolio manager Andrew Sneddon. To allow investors to implement these alternatives ...

Macq sovereign bond fund scoops $300m

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... the performance of the UBS Treasury Index. Raj Gohil, head of product management in the Fixed Interest, Currency and Commodities Asset Management division said the idea came out of investors wanting to restructure their fixed income allocations after ...

Islamic finance crucial for Australia: Crean

GOVERNMENT RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... will offer a short-term wholesale investment structure for Islamic institutions based on the buying and selling of commodities. "The continued growth in major Asian economies will create a need for resources-related services and infrastructure, which ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
The Australian share market received positive leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street closing higher and commodities and metals prices firmer. At 0815 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was up 40 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2010
... received a mixed set of leads from overseas markets, with Wall Street's main indices closing slightly higher, and commodities and metals prices weaker. At 0725 AEDT the on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 11 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
The Australian market is likely to open in the red after US stocks and commodities plunged on investor concerns that the global economy is weaker than expected. At 0824 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 134 ...

Alternatives by any other name

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... selling and inverse strategies are just a few defined as alternative strategies in the report. Alternative energy, commodities, currency, global infrastructure, managed futures, private equity and real estate were defined as alternative asset classes. ...

Gold's dimming lustre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... propose that the greenback be replaced by a multi-reserve currency system. When faith in the fiat currency is lost, hard commodities such as gold provide a safer haven. Explanation two. Because of this distrust for the US currency, central banks are ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
... weaker after US stocks retreated following lower-than-expected growth in the United States' service businesses. Major commodities also fell overnight. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share price index contract was 27 points lower ...