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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... Global institutional equities dealer Sam Willis said trading volumes were thin ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's interest rate decision. The Melbourne Cup also was preoccupying investors, Mr Willis said. "Compounding that is (that) we've had a ...

Planners still optimistic: MLC

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... situation in Australia has fallen 8.5 percent - the biggest decrease since the survey started seven years ago. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... meetings. The Australian share market finished five per cent or $51 billion stronger yesterday, as expectations of an interest rate cut helped it to its best performance in almost two weeks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index advanced 203.5, or 5.06 per ...

SMSF industry needs official auditors: SPAA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
Growing scrutiny on the self managed super fund (SMSF) industry highlights the importance of an accredited SMSF auditors, according to the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA). Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services, superannuation ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... up more than two per cent at midday, driven higher by financial stocks ahead of an expected 50 basis point rate cut in interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia tomorrow. Analysts say October's panic-driven selling had been in line with an historical ...

October mourn

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... contain the global recession was on. Asian central banks and governments acted. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) cut its benchmark interest rate to 0.3 per cent - the first since March 2001 - from an already low 0.5 per cent. The BoJ pushed on this string (zero ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2008
... per cent, to 3,487.07 points. TOKYO - Shares fell sharply in Tokyo even though Japan's central bank cut its super-low interest rates for the first time in seven years, by 20 basis points to 0.3 per cent. The benchmark Nikkei stock index lost 452.78 ...

AustSuper seeks equities and FI experts

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... The $28 billion industry fund Australian Super is on the hunt for two investment specialists with expertise in fixed interest and listed equities. Australian Super is looking to appoint an investment manager - fixed interest to drive the fund's fixed ...

Schroders eyes credit markets

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Schroders is building up its position in high yielding credit - a sharp contrast from the group's underweight allocation to the sector 18 months ago. "Go back 18 months, we didn't want anything to do with credit. The risk premium of high yielding credit ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... previous day. A last-minute dive on the Dow Jones index wiped out earlier gains following the Federal Reserve's half-point interest rate cut. "It's been a really positive day today, which is really great to see," Mr Heffernan said. "Very strong commodity ...