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Trade faster than a speeding bullet: INSTINET

The time it takes to execute a trade is about to get 10 times faster and up to 90 per cent cheaper thanks to a new trading system from INSTINET, one of the largest brokers in the electronics market. Called INSTINET Chi-X, the product promises to set ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2006
... growing at about 30 per cent for years this is not seen as sustainable as world trade growth has been around the 7 per cent mark for some years. In 2006 China will produce about 420 million tonnes of steel which is about four times that of the second ...

QSuper hits $20b in quick time

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2006
QSuper has hit the magic $20 billion mark for funds under management, putting on the last $5 billion in just the last 17 months. Just 17 months after the fund celebrated 15 years of operation and $15 billion in fund for its 450,000 members, QSuper executive ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... two cents to $3.74. In the US, blue-chip stocks rallied overnight, with the Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2006
... points to 5282.1. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks rallied on Wednesday, with the Dow industrials briefly topping the 12,000 mark for the first time on the strength of better-than-expected earnings from major IT stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

QIC and eG Capital form strategic alliance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2006
QIC, through its Queensland Biotechnology Fund (QBF), has taken a 20 per cent position in the biotech specialist investment house eG Capital. eG Capital, otherwise known as Emerging Growth Capital Pty Ltd, is a full service financial advisory and brokerage ...

XPLAN leads the sector with PlanTech acquisition

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 SEP 2006
XPLAN Technology has acquired PlanTech Consulting for $15 million with the combined revenues propelling XPLAN to number one in the space. IRESS Market Technology released details of the acquisition to the market this morning. The move boosts XPLAN revenue ...

Demand absorbs 9 per cent increase in office supply: PCA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2006
... fuel capital growth and income stream requirements, has seen the total stock surveyed break the 20 million square metre mark for the first time.

Fiducian's $1bn platforms build on stellar 2005

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2006
... since then. Building on this steam-train momentum across all areas of the business, Fiducian has hit the magic $1 billion mark for its platforms while at the same time reporting continued strong performance of its managed funds. Managing director of ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2006
... leading indicator of the housing market -- fell by 5.4 per cent to 1.98 million units -- dropping below the 2 million mark for the first time in more than two years.