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Canadian pension funds eye Aust infra

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Canadian pension funds will increase their investment into Australian infrastructure, according to a panel discussion hosted by The Trust Company. Canadian investment in Australian property and infrastructure has risen dramatically in recent years ...

Go ahead Europe, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
Stop right there. If you believe that last night's reversal of fortune on Wall Street was really, truly because of "improved data on the US housing market" as the Australian Financial Review puts it or "as Home Data Tempers Economic Concern," as per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher following rises on the US and major European markets despite growing concern on the euro zone ahead of a key European Union leaders meeting. At 0726 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

China manuf growth figures being misread

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... PMI from HSBC won't come out until mid-July, so trying to act on these figures is probably not really that wise." Reserve Bank governor Glenn Stevens last month clarified the fact that a PMI below 50 really means a slower-than-average growth rather than ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... director of media at Seven Group Holdings, which holds investments in Seven West, earthmoving company WesTrac and Agricultural Bank of China. At 1220 AEST Seven West shares have fallen 19 cents to 1.78. The mining giants were lower or flat at noon. BHP ...

BNP custody and settlement service goes live

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012

Is this the crisis moment?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
This may be the one we've all been waiting for - the 'crisis moment' that pushes the region that shares a single currency into a unified course of action. Equity markets dropped big time overnight from New York to Rio and old London town - and of course ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... June share price index futures contract was down 34 points, or 0.83 per cent, at 3,963. In economic news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor (financial markets) Dr Guy Debelle is due to take part in a panel discussion at the Mortgage ...

HSBC launches online trading platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... of online share trading to their clients via a user friendly interface." Michael Danby, head of wealth management at HSBC Bank Australia said, "Investment in equities is one of the cornerstones of Australians' wealth management strategies appealing to ...

More of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... big time and rev up the vicious circle that's now afflicting its economy. Deja vu the third. News that the European Central Bank (ECB) is expanding the range of securities and lowering the ratings threshold - down to BBB- from A- -- it'll accept as collateral ...