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Asgard ramps up ETFs and direct equities strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
The newly-appointed head of Asgard, Craig Lawrenson, has mapped out a three-year business plan, including a more aggressive strategy towards providing direct equities, model portfolios and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) to its platform. Lawrenson said ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... investors are on the sidelines when it comes to individual stocks." However heavyweight materials stocks made gains, with BHP Billiton up 33 cents to $43.80 and Rio Tinto adding 73 cents to $84.42. By comparison, major banks lost ground, with Commonwealth ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... resources, with many smaller companies posting losses of around five per cent. The major mining stocks were lower, too, with BHP Billiton down 88 cents, or 1.98 per cent, at $43.57, and Rio Tinto was down $2.52, or 2.92 per cent, at $83.92.

Median Australian shares fund down: Mercer

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... per cent over the last 3 months, according to Mercer. The resources market posted the highest returns with 5.2 per cent with BHP Billiton up 7.9 per cent, leading the resources sector for the second consecutive month, which Mercer attributed to QE2 interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... months to November, and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry issues a small business survey. In equities news, BHP Billiton Ltd holds its annual general meeting. AWB Ltd holds an extraordinary general meeting, and St George Mining debuts on ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... Mr Taylor said. "This morning we've seen that confidence flow through to our market." The miners were higher at 1217 AEDT. BHP Billiton was up 21 cents at $44.35 and Rio Tinto was $1.01 cents higher at $87.21. Fortescue Metals rose 11 cents to $6.71. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... influence today after two miserable days on Monday and Tuesday," Mr Potter said. "I think we're going to have a strong Thursday." BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto were following the commodity cycle, after silver and copper hit two year highs in overnight trade ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... moving much at all," Mr Taylor said. "There is some rotation out of the banks into the miners." At 1200 AEDT, mining giant BHP Billiton was up 20 cents, or 0.44 per cent, at $45.47, while Rio Tinto was up $1.04, or 1.19 per cent, at $88.24. Fortescue ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... appetite is on the rise after the US Federal Reserve announced its stimulus package," he said. At 1200 AEDT, mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd was up $1.09, or 2.49 per cent, at $44.81. Mr Daghlian said the miner was still being helped by news on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... Thursday, The Australian share market closed at its highest level since late April, as traders welcomed the potential blocking of BHP Billiton's $40 billion Canadian fertiliser bid. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 22.7 points, or 0.48 per cent ...