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Solaris struggles to find local gems

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
Denis Donohue, managing director at Solaris Investment Management, said the investment team is finding it difficult to find alpha in the local market as macroeconomic issues continue to cloud prospects for many businesses. Donohue said news from debt-ridden ...

Vanguard tops LPT sector review

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2010
... Australia's locally listed property fund has beaten 18 other funds to be rated 'highly recommended' by Lonsec as the sector struggles with divergent performance results and high staff turnover. The firm's 2010 Australian Property Securities Funds Sector ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... contracts, known as the "quadruple-witching" hour. LONDON - The financial turmoil gripping Greece and the eurozone's struggles to forge a common position on the crisis weighed on European stock markets Friday, with most exchanges ending in negative territory. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
... after the US Labor Department said new claims for US jobless benefits jumped to a three-month high, underscoring ongoing struggles for the labor market and the economic recovery. The seasonally adjusted initial claims in the week ending February 20 rose ...

Rejoice for rates have risen

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2009
... of extreme pressure on economies and financial markets? Just look at the US. Trillions of dollars spent and it still struggles to get back on its feet. So much so that the Obama administration is once again thinking of topping up the stimulus measures. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
... 4.15 percent, over the past week. HONG KONG - Hong Kong share prices will continue to fluctuate next week as the market struggles to find a clear direction. For the week ending July 31, the benchmark Hang Seng Index closed at 20,573.33, up 9.4 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... fourth-quarter numbers from Kraft Foods Inc, Walt Disney Co and Time Warner Inc provided the latest reminder of the US economy's struggles. Wall Street showed some initial optimism Wednesday after a reading on the service industry offered the latest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
... to Wall Street as weak earnings reports and record unemployment claims offered the latest evidence of the economy's struggles. Stocks fell sharply after soaring on Wednesday on hopes the government would develop a way to remove bad debt from banks' books. ...

This Week's Market Movers (7-11 July 2008)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2008
... in May, following a 0.2 per cent fall in April. Industrial production is expected to renew its decline as the economy struggles with escalating energy costs and weakening global demand. Europe Industrial Production (May). UK and German industrial production ...

Oil frenzy is storm before the calm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
... Oliver. "Beyond the speculative frenzy now underway, our assessment is that the long term trend will remain up as supply struggles to keep up with demand with the result being that $US300 a barrel is not inconceivable on a five year horizon." When this ...