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UK pension tenders $800m mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... active currency hedging program covering Avon's overseas equity assets, with the active hedging program covering all US Dollar, Euro and Yen denominated overseas equity assets where possible, except those in emerging markets. The fund's equity assets ...

Asset Super awards mandates

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... portfolios from 40 per cent to 35 per cent based on the current exchange levels of the Australian dollar relative to the US dollar.

Rise of Asia bonds: Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... last year and July. Six were denominated in Singapore dollars, two in US dollars, two in Sterling. Including its maiden US dollar bond issued in September 2005, the fund has 11 outstanding bonds totaling over S$10 billion ($7.9 billion). "These issues ...

ECB to QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
he "Rape of Europa" continues. Investors are circling around like vultures around Portugal and Spain perhaps until the whole of Europe burns. Oh yes, Virginia, there's a niggling feeling that ultimately Europa will be raped and this would cause untold ...

China, Russia dump USD for bilateral trade

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
China and Russia will cease using the US dollar as the basis of their intercountry trade in reaction to the greenback's instability and sliding relevance. "About trade settlement, we have decided to use our own currencies," Russian president Vladimir ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... market strategist Michael McCarthy said it was too difficult to detect any investment themes driving the market. But the US dollar's recent dominance in driving global markets appears to be fading, given the rise in metals prices and the decline in the ...

Median Australian shares fund down: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... cent, leading the resources sector for the second consecutive month, which Mercer attributed to QE2 interest and the low US dollar. Furthermore, small cap stocks outperformed mid cap and large cap stocks, 3.3 per cent compared to 1.6 per cent and 1.7 ...

Whac-a-mole 2.0

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... is just to do or die" is the overriding credo. And it's problem with inflation? Now that flows are coming back to the US dollar, and together with its restrictions, speculative hot money inflows would ease somewhat. Now for those Irish eyes that have ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Some financial advisers are responding to client demand for their international share investments to be unhedged. "There will be advisers looking at internationals more due to the high Australian dollar but if you are getting research that the dollar ...

What ifs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... designed to boost job creation in the US and stop deflation in the US. Never mind that its more immediate consequence - US dollar depreciation - hurts America's neighbours. The same reasoning applies in China. It won't revalue its currency because it ...