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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... per cent to 4,028.93 points. The euro stood at $US1.3427 compared with $US1.3334 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets fell following another weak lead from Wall Street, while attention returns to the US Federal Reserve's stimulus program ...

Strong credit-based strategies contenders in 2013 Hedge Fund Award nominations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Performance Fund AUD Best Market Neutral Fund - Bennelong Long Short Equity Fund, BlackRock 32 Capital Master USD, Macquarie Asian Alpha Fund Best Global Macro/Future Fund - GMO Systematic Global Macro Trust B, MST Capital Global Fund, Whitehaven SPC ...

Performance fees boost K2 profits in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2013
... Absolute Return Fund returned 26.1% in the full year to 30 June versus 20.7% from the All Ordinaries Accumulation Index. The K2 Asian Absolute Return Fund also outperformed, returning 30.2%, compared to 22.5% from the benchmark. The K2 Select International ...

Standard Life sales spike after global expansion

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... Standard Life head of Business in the Asia Pacific region Simone Bouch told Financial Standard. "The US, Canada and the Asian markets have contributed to the spike of growth," she said. Bouch explained that Standard Life's multi-asset and fixed income ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... major concerns of the Fed. The euro climbed to $US1.3268 compared with $US1.3255 late in New York on Wednesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets mostly fell after disappointing numbers from the US offset upbeat sentiment following Europe's exit from a long ...

ANZ gets on the SIV bandwagon

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... tax consequences of traditional unitised trust structures. While the SIV is open to anyone, it is mainly directed at the Asian market, in particular China. ANZ Global Wealth chief executive Joyce Phillips said: "We've been operating in Asia for more ...

Australia, a middle power between China and US

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... Australia is seen as a regional "middle power" which gravitates between China and the United States, and can benefit from the Asian giant's turn towards an economy more focused on consumption. "Australia is a middle power and it has a different concept ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... European Union said on Wednesday. The euro slid to $US1.3251 compared with $US1.3262 late in New York on Tuesday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mixed following gains on Wall Street, as investors awaited fresh numbers that will give an indication of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... increase to about 40 points this month. The euro fell back to $US1.3240 from $US1.3299 late in New York on Monday. HONG KONG - Asian markets rose with Tokyo lifted by a weaker yen ahead of fresh numbers that will give an indication of the strength of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... from 3.8 per cent in the first quarter. The euro fell to $US1.3310 from $US1.3336 late in New York on Friday. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly up despite Japan posting lower-than-expected economic growth and US stocks retreating from record peaks ...