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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2008
... expected to decline after US equities fell on worries about accelerating inflation. Resource stocks may slip after commodities including oil and gold declined overnight. At 0735 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
... McCormick said Select's portfolio retains a core exposure to several alternative investment areas such as private equity, commodities, infrastructure and gold where the fund manager has close relationships with their investment partners. In turn, financial ...

Pure commodities funds win ratings

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... Poor's Fund Services recently assigned four-star ratings to three new pure commodity products - the Ascalon H3 Global Commodities Fund, CORALS Commodities Fund, and Credit Suisse Enhanced Fund. However it has also withdrawn the rating of the CSL Active ...

Commodities bull run won't wane: GMI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2008
Investors have traditionally lumped commodities investing into the growth strategy basket - but maturity in the sector has seen the sector take on both growth and income yielding sheens. John Robinson, chairman of the $417 million ASX listed Global ...

Russell and Mercer lead MM pack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... managers are actively pursuing new sources of uncorrelated returns, using private equity, hedge funds, emerging markets, commodities and infrastructure strategies. "Generally those managers who have been early adopters of emerging asset classes, which ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... prices. The market recovered some of the earlier losses as gold and energy stocks gained on price rises in the two commodities. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index fell 7.7 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4972.2. The index earlier declined to 4936.4. ...

Barclays emits carbon trading ETN

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUL 2008
... solution sales, Americas, said the global carbon trading network has the potential to become one of the world's largest commodities market's. "The launch of this product underscores the importance of environmental markets businesses and providing clients ...

SELECT guides investors to managed futures

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... Futures, managed futures refers to actively trading a portfolio of global futures, forwards and options contracts on commodities and other financial assets. Managed futures investment managers normally invest on a "rules-based trading system" which speculates ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2008
... oil prices and the seemingly endless credit crisis will further damage the economy. Resource stocks may gain after commodities including oil, gold, copper and tin advanced. At 0814 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2008
... and European stocks slumped overnight on concerns that company profits will be hurt. Resource stocks may gain after commodities including oil, gold and industrial metals advanced. At 0707 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price ...