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So far so good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
We're now nearing the end of the first month of 2012. And it's been so far so good for financial markets. Hey, did somebody mention the "January effect"? You know the one, the observation that the market's performance for the entire month of January ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat or weaker in the absence of strong leads from the US and Europe. At 0630 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,213. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
Australian shares have added one per cent in early trading as successful debt auctions in Europe and more positive bank earnings in the US buoy optimism. Energy and resources jumped after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond ...

Pressure on yields continues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... in sight for downward pressure on yields, according to an industry expert. Added pressure from foreign borrowing and high bank demand looks set to distort the yield curve even further, says Roger Bridges, head of fixed income at Tyndall AM. "We just ...

Demand for term deposits on the rise

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... to members through its Member Direct Investment option on the back of interest in term deposits within super. NAB and ME Bank were selected as AustralianSuper's providers following a tender process on the basis they could offer sustainably competitive ...

Intersuisse pursue Austock Securities

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... finance, property funds management and life investments to individuals, corporates and institutions. In 2010, former head of Bank of America-Merill Lynch Paul Masi took the reins as chief executive. The Philip Group is a capital markets and financial ...

Pengana fund manager departs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... diversified fund manager with operations in Australia, Asia and the US and is owned by its directors and staff. National Australia Bank also has a minority strategic stake in the company.

Not so wrong

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... greeted 2012 with almost universal agreement that the global growth outlook would be worse than it was in 2011 - the World Bank recently reminded us of this - and that the euro area could be just one event away from disintegration and that the roof would ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... index was down two points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,278.6.NEW YORK - US stocks were rising in early trading following strong bank earnings and a decline in applications for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 16 points to 12,595 ...

HSBC launches new retail equity product

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... to underline the product are rated overweight by HSBC equity market analysts," said Head of Sales, Global Markets for HSBC Bank Australia, Ian Collins, explaining the product composition. "Products released in 2011 were China or Asian boom-laden offerings ...