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Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... Arabianbusiness.com quoted Matthew Simmons -- chairman and founder of specialised energy investment banking firm, Simmons & Company International - saying that he sees oil at US$378 a barrel. To them I say, CALL! This is because if one is true, the other ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... financial crisis to cut costs. Financial stocks in the S&P 500 index rose 2.2 per cent, the most of any of the index's 10 company groups. American Express Co gained 3.5 per cent, and JPMorgan Chase & Co gained 2.6 per cent. Falling oil prices also helped ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... third consecutive citation in Australia, highlights its global commitment to support the advancement of women across the company. "This commitment ultimately benefits the group in terms of improved financial performance, increased productivity, lower ...

AUSCOAL adds Copper Rock and Putnam

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... fund's international shares portfolio, AUSCOAL allocated funds to Copper Rock Capital Partners, a US-based global small cap company investment manager. The fund said it liked the investment manager's quant/fundamental approach to security selection in ...

AMP positions senior AXA staff

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... position but remains as chairman of ipac. The head of office of the AXA chief executive officer Darryl Mackay becomes company secretary and head of secretariat, reporting to AMP's general counsel Brian Salter. Mike Thornton, group chief actuary and chief ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
... Mainfreight shares rose 5.79 per cent to a new record in New Zealand on Monday, as investors expressed confidence the logistic's company's latest expansion offshore. Mainfreight's shares rose 47c to 859 after the company said it had agreed to by Netherlands-based ...

Hunter Hall launches two equity funds

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... global stocks. Hunter Hall's style of investing is distinctive, it very rarely buys stocks without having visited the company and spent time with its management team. Despite modest looking annual returns of 4.5 per cent, GET, has consistently outperformed ...

AMP Capital invests more into residential property

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... Sydney. Two other SPP3 fund's key property asset mandates include a joint venture with building and civil construction company Billbergia for residential development at Wentworth Point, Sydney and a luxury residential development 'The Residence' overlooking ...

New Berkshire fund buys Buffet

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
... abundance of opportunity. The JB Global Berkshire Hathaway Income and Equity Accelerator gives investors exposure to the US company whose Class A shares may otherwise be too expensive for individuals to buy. Investors in the JB Global fund will pay a ...

Riots turn fund managers to risk review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
... the DRC - where the threat of coup is imminent - said it uses its ownership structure to help protect its clientele. The company neutralises the threat of expropriation by selling membership shares in the firm to the government of the host country they ...