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The shrinking big dollar

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... becomes disorderly...look out below! There may be some truth after all in the unsourced UK press report that China, Russia, the Gulf Arab States, and France convened a secret meeting to develop a multi-year plan to dump the US currency and replace it ...

Macquarie enters China JV

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
... venture in mainland China - the second JV in less than a week following its recent deal with Middle Eastern investment bank, Gulf Finance House. The Chinese JV, which will be called Sino-Australian International Trust Company, will enable Macquarie to ...

Macquarie eyes Middle East with JV

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2009
Macquarie is looking to deepen its Middle Eastern footprint by entering a joint venture with Gulf Finance House, an investment bank led by former NAB chief, Ahmed Fahour. Gulf Finance House announced two days ago that it intended to establish a joint ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... second quarter results and Santos Ltd posts second quarter production figures. Companies holding general meetings include Gulf Resources Ltd, Matsa Resources Ltd, Talisman Mining Ltd and Advance Energy Ltd. The Australian share market closed in positive ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
... was up 22 cents to $33.48, as it said production has commenced from the 100,000 barrels per day Shenzi oil project in the Gulf of Mexico. Rio Tinto was down 58 cents to $53.35. "The finance sector's a bit mixed too," Mr Russell said. "I think they're ...

Perpetual appoints joint quant head

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
... in 1994 and has worked across equities and tactical asset allocation before this appointment. He also worked at YBA Kanoo, Gulf International Bank, Bankers Trust, ANZ McCaughan Securities and Citibank. Suntharam will focus on managing the firm's quantitative ...

Shariah-compliant hedge funds hit the spot

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2009
... that Shariah-compliant hedge funds stand to benefit from emerging trends in the investments industry and developments in the Gulf Cooperative Countries namely the Persian Gulf states of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. ...

Dubai to swoop in bad market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
... will make adjustments according to our needs," said Sulaiman. More than $1.5 trillion is projected to be invested across the Gulf in the next few years, presenting a massive opportunity for western companies, according to a Penrose Financial report. ...

GMO opens EM portfolio to new frontiers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2008
... management firm GMO is broadening its emerging market portfolio to include frontier economies such as Nigeria, Vietnam and the Gulf States. Marco Vangelisti, GMO emerging markets portfolio manager, said the firm is looking to allocate roughly two per ...

Oil on slippery slope?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... capitalise on reports of lower inventories and the threat of further disruptions to supply as Hurricane Ike approaches the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few months ago, just a hint of a lower-than-expected fall in crude oil inventories or an approaching hurricane ...