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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
... Lumpur added 0.45 per cent, and Mumbai slipped 0.81 per cent. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket clawed back more ground, climbing sharply soon after it opened and retaining about half the gains seen in during an early afternoon spike. The benchmark ...

Consultant warns super funds on alternative rush

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... Institutional investors are in danger of allocating too much capital to alternatives, with "genuine assets" thin on the ground and often overpriced, according to investment consultant Chris Condon. A recent study by Towers Watson showed that allocations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... per cent, at $42.79. "That's generally the case when a company makes an acquisition, the purchaser generally loses some ground," Mr Peacock said. "It is $15 billion they are outlaying, so there's always some trepidation around deals of that size." Rival ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... bounce after its pullback associated with the News of the World scandal," Mr Muller said. The media giant made up some ground after days of significant losses, up 58 cents, or 3.93 per cent, at $15.32. Its non-voting stock was up 55 cents, or 3.86 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... approval and shareholder vote but its a significant step towards completing the deal," Mr Fraser said. The big banks all lost ground, with National Australia Bank, which has the biggest exposure to Europe of the big four banks, pulling sector lower ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... worst moments, with the idea of a contagion from the Greek crisis to other eurozone countries like Italy and Spain gaining ground. Frankfurt's DAX 30 index shed 172.5 points, or 2.33 per cent, to 7,230.3. The Paris CAC 40 index lost 106.04 points, or ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
The Australian share market continued to lose ground in intraday trading with uncertainty over the carbon tax, disappointing US jobs figures and China's surging inflation dragging shares down. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... $16.58, after falling 3.61 per cent on Thursday. News's non-voting scrip lifted five cents to $16.12. The banks all gained ground on Friday, with ANZ performing best after suffering most on Thursday, increasing eight cents to $21.85. National Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The Australian share market was down at noon, but off its morning lows, as investors remained concerned about European and US debt, following the release of positive employment data in late morning. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 7.3 ...

Medicare to handle compassionate super payouts

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2011
The government has relieved the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) of its duties to administer the early release of superannuation on compassionate grounds, handing the responsibility to Medicare. Only around $1.5 million of super savings ...