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Australia lags on commodities investments

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
... "Globally, commodities exposure through futures based ETFs have been incredibly popular, which tells us they will get off the ground here," said Steadman. "In Australia I think there's probably the story that first - it's a less recognised asset class ...

Omega partners with LGS for bond strategy

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... Super to create a Sustainable Global Government Bond Fund strategy. The global government bond strategy aims to break new ground in the delivery of risk-controlled asset management in the emerging field of sustainable investing, according to Omega and ...

AXA IM launches corporate bond strategies

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2012
... the corporate bond segment," said Tim Gardener, Global head of consultant relations, AXA IM. "SmartBeta offers a middle ground for those clients looking to harvest the return of the market whilst still avoiding the inefficiencies of a purely passive ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... weak resources stocks will turn around their performance quick smart," Mr McCarthy said. Wall Street's major indices lost ground after the US Commerce Department revised its forecast of first quarter economic growth from 2.2 per cent to 1.9 per cent. ...

Grexit sends investors running for bonds

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012
... plans to tear up austerity agreements. The elections will be a deciding factor. If the left-wing Syriza party gains further ground, and eventually takes control of the government, it will put them in a position to abandon previously agreed austerity ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... Francois Hollande held his first talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main proponent of austerity, to find common ground on tackling the crisis. Tokyo fell 1.12 per cent, or 99.57 points, at 8801.17 while Sydney was 2.36 per cent lower, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... 12,632.00. After an initial boost from the prospect of new Greek elections called to break the stalemate, the Dow lost ground. News that some 700 million euros ($A905.68 million) were withdrawn from Greek banks on Monday ignited fears about a concerted ...

OnePath upgrades insurance offering

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012
... that meet their needs," he said. "Next week we start our roll out of the changes to the adviser networks and we'll hit the ground hard with getting them out to as many people as quickly as we can. "The enhancements to OneCare demonstrate our ongoing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... Resources and Stonehenge Metals are all due to hold general meetings. In Australia, the market on Tuesday recovered some lost ground after the biggest one-day drop in more than four months on Monday. Traders said the slightly stronger performance on ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... mild knock and resources have taken a big fat knock." Most European stock markets fell sharply on Friday and the euro lost ground, but French borrowing rates eased as traders braced for weekend elections there and in Greece. London's FTSE 100 index lost ...