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Bear have no fur

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
Brace yourselves people for this would be a longer-than-usual piece. Get that Monday-itis off your systems. There's work to be done, money to be made! During my weekend reading, I came across an article by a fellow named Danny Furman. His resume says ...

US to avoid default, EM stocks to rise: Janus

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The US debt-ceiling debacle may give markets a bit of a scare but was unlikely to end in disaster, a portfolio manager for Janus Capital Group said yesterday. US President Barack Obama has warned of impending US economic catastrophe if Congress doesn't ...

Food profits to rise: Macquarie

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
The outlook for agriculture is bright with the sector providing a hedge against inflation and population increases set to drive demand, Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management said yesterday. Anthony Abraham, executive director of Macquarie Agricultural ...

Leveraged ETF risk laid bare

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Morningstar's co-head of fund research Tim Murphy caused a stir at the research firm's investment conference when he showed the risks of US-style synthetic ETFs at a panel session in Sydney on Friday. Tom Keenan of iShares Australia and Graham Smith ...

Straus-Kahn stress

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
The GFC has claimed another victim, and it's no other than the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and French presidential candidate-in-waiting Monsieur Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The 62-year old Strauss-Kahn has been arrested on charges of ...

A-dollar one-point-seven-o

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Destination: Highway one point seven zero. Yes Virginia, this is what the current euphoria on the Australian dollar has led to - the currency is now extrapolated to reach 1.70 against the US dollar by 2014. According to The Australian newspaper, not ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Australian shares made up some ground in morning trade but remain lower at noon due to substantial falls in materials stocks due to lower commodity prices. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 7.4 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,746.3 ...

BetaShares introduces gold ETF

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
ETF provider BetaShares Capital has launched a hedged gold bullion product on the ASX, which aims to protect investors from fluctuations on the Australian and US dollar exchange rate. "In the last 2 years to April 2011, the S&P/ASX 200 delivered an ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
The Australian dollar was almost one US cent lower at noon on Wednesday, following falls in commodity prices. At 1200 AEST, the local unit was trading at 107.99 US cents, down from Tuesday's local close of 108.87 cents. Since 0700 (AEST) on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Australian share market has begun the week weaker on Monday morning after heavy losses last week. At 1036 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 16.1 points lower at 4807.1 while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 17.3 points to 4880.7. ...