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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... or 7.5 per cent off its peak in late July. The index ended the week down 745.73 points, its worst weekly loss since early March when global equities were battered by the unwinding of carry trades. WELLINGTON - The NZSX-50 index closed down 50.58 points ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
Nipping at the heels of its 1990 high against the US dollar, the Australian dollar, climbing steadily since early March, has reached a 17-year peak overnight on Tuesday of $0.8365. Although cyclicals such as resources, materials and energy come out ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2006
... per cent. HONG KONG - Stocks fell for the third straight day, dropping over two per cent to the lowest level since early March amid a steep sell-off in global equities and as commodity shares slumped. The benchmark Hang Seng index shed 366.44 points ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2006
... worst performance since January 20, the Dow Jones average fell by a similar 1.8 per cent to its lowest level since early March and with 29 of its 30 stock components posting losses. The Nasdaq composite index fell by 2.2 per cent. The US bond market ...

Daily economic update

... bank to hold credit rates steady for the 13th consecutive month. The RBA last raised its benchmark lending rate in early March 2005 to 5.5 per cent - the highest level in four years. The central bank does not issue a statement when it leaves policy unchanged ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks slump on earnings doubts

... spate of corporate profit warnings prompted investors to take profits. Major US indexes have surged by over 25% since early March in expectation of a strong pick-up in US corporate profits in the second half. But a growing number of US companies are ...

Assirt throws weight behind hedge funds

... industry has been mired in controversy since an Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) statement in early March warned superannuation trustees that they needed to proceed with caution before investing in hedge funds. The statement sparked ...

Morningstar downgrades AMP international equities on staff fears

... company's existing business and management strength rating at 3/5, since the current rating is a downgrade from 4/5 in early March 2003 and is already causing significant downward pressure on AMP's overall four star rating. Mornigstar has said that AMP's ...

ICI backs stronger protection for hedge fund investors

... Australia since the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority issued a warning to superannuation trustees in early March. "What is becoming obvious, however, is that while some hedge funds are professionally managed and regulated, they can still ...

APRA hits back at hedge fund policy criticism

... Management, said that APRA had been unnecessarily alarmist in its warning to superannuation trustees, released in early March. "A well run conservative fund of hedge funds that can deliver consistent absolute returns and is less dependent on rising equity ...