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Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... think. Isn't it also possible that given the bounty Australia is experiencing at present time - the drought has broken, commodity prices are high, China's still buying, house prices continue to rise, employers are hiring - that Australians are becoming ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian shares may decline on Wednesday after US stocks were little changed and commodity prices slipped overnight following a statement from the US Federal Reserve that it was ready to further stimulate the US economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Watching the A$ watch the Fed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2010
... ranged from the re-instatement (in one form or another) of the mining tax, slowdown in global growth - hence, lower commodity prices -- and narrowing interest rates differential with the US (and Europe). Hey, wait for a moment! How could the Fed and ...

Instreet closes Reliance strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2010
... products were continuous capital protected funds. The commodities fund invested in the Schroder Alternative Solutions Commodity Fund and the other in the BlackRock Global Funds Global Allocation Fund. Lucas said the firm had notified investors on the ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... quarterly growth data -- the national accounts -- at 1130 AEST. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) issues its index of commodity prices for August, and the Australian Industry Group/Pricewaterhouse release their performance of manufacturing index for ...

Yuan revaluation drives hedge fund flows

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... received the majority of new investor capital, followed by equity hedge funds, and macro funds focusing on global currency, commodity and interest rate positions. By geographic focus, the report found that investors shifted assets from dedicated Emerging ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... after the iron ore miner posted a 14 per cent rise in annual net profit and a surge in shipments of the steelmaking commodity. Mr Smith said the market was currently plagued by uncertainty surrounding the federal election outcome. "We don't know who ...

Food security back on the radar

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... actively managed commodities portfolio that seeks to generate returns that are equal or superior to that of major global commodity indices. H3 Global, which has Westpac's Ascalon group as a minority partner, currently has positions in soybeans, grains ...

ETFs hit trillion dollar milestone

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... BlackRock in London. "ETFs allow investors to gain broad exposure to specific segments of equity, fixed income, and commodity markets with relative ease, on a real-time basis, and at a lower cost than many other forms of investing" Domestically, ETFs ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... contract was up seven points at 4,470. In economics news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its index of commodity prices for July. The Housing Industry Association releases new home sales for June, and the Australian Industry Group and ...