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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2010
Local markets have received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with heavy falls on Wall Street, oil falling below $US75, and metals, too generally lower. Only gold futures rose. At 0717 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the ...

Ipac boosts insurance-related investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
Ipac Asset Management plans to have as much as a 25 per cent allocation within its alternatives growth portfolio devoted to insurance-related investments, and backs the strategy with a $50 million seed investment into a newly-launched catastrophe insurance ...

Numero Dos

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
It's official - China is now the second biggest economy in the world! Japan practically handed China the silver medal on a silver platter after releasing its National Accounts showing that the country's real GDP increased at an annualised rate of 0.4 ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
The global exchange traded fund (ETF) industry hit the US$1 trillion mark this month and product providers predict the launch of fixed income ETFs this year and next will drive the sector's mainstream appeal. At the end of July 2010, the global ETF ...

Converting to convertible bonds

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
With economies on both sides of the Atlantic faced with the dual threats of rising debt and deficits, and stubbornly high unemployment, economists and central bankers are divided as to whether the escalating prices of the late 1970's or a Japanese-style ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
The Australian share market has received a weak lead from Wall Street where disappointing earnings and economic data put an end to the recent rally. At 0745 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was down four ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher, after a positive finish on Wall Street and firmer commodities prices during the offshore session. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 64 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower following a weak session in the US. US stocks extended losses on Wednesday on American unemployment and eurozone debt concerns, while precious and base metals and oil were down. Asian markets suffered ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower on Wednesday following strong negative leads from offshore overnight. Wall Street's key indices slumped on Tuesday, precious and base metals and oil were down, except gold which rose slightly, and European ...

To spend or not to spend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Financial markets have comeback to reality after being distracted by the renminbi sideshow courtesy of the Peoples Bank of China. They've woken up to the reality that their dream of a floating, dearer yuan is just that a dream. Oh yes, the PBOC tried ...