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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
The Australian share market recovered somewhat from its lower opening to be down just slightly at noon after a weak lead overnight from Wall Street. At 1241 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had fallen 3.5 points to 6746.7, while the All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is expected to open down with a weak lead from Wall Street compounded by lower base metal prices. At 0758 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index was down 27 points to 6774 on a volume of 2,011. ...

CFS GAM appoints alpha execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
Colonial First State Global Asset Management has expanded its Alpha Strategies team, appointing Leah Kelly to senior investment analyst and Ondre Ozer to investment analyst. Prior to this appointment, Kelly worked in portfolio construction and management ...

CFS buys music copyright assets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2007
First State Media Group, part of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, has bought one of the largest independently owned and operated record labels in the US ahead of the Australia launch of its first media fund. First State Media Works, a fund ...

Rate reprieve scratch during Cup Carnival?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
Worse-than-expected CPI figures could crash the Melbourne Cup Carnival, while the Aussie dollar dances to the beat of the rate hike speculation. The trimmed mean consumer price index (CPI) figure rose to 0.9 per cent in the September quarter and consensus ...

The $10 million sustainable punt

The Local Government Superannuation Scheme (LGSS) continues to be the poster child for sustainable and responsible investing (SRI) after raking in $9.6 million in returns for members by shorting shares that didn't pass its SRI screen. Long before Al ...

Australia is Asia's biggest investment market

SUZY MAC IS ON LEAVE  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2007
As Australia re-launches its financial services export drive, it's worth reminding ourselves where we sit in the world's pecking order. With this in mind, the latest Benchmark Report from InvestAustralia makes for very encouraging reading notwithstanding ...

AIG auctions ManU FC jersey for charity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2007
AIG Life is running a silent auction of a Manchester United soccer jersey that has been signed by the whole 2007 football team, with proceeds going to the Reach Foundation, a charity that works with young people around Australia. The Reach Foundation ...

Galton leaves RCM for CFS GAM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2007
... plum role as head of research of the Australian Equities, Growth team at Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM). Prior to joining the group, Galton was the head of Australian equities at fund manager RCM, after Jakov Males resigned and ...

Marketwrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
The Australian sharemarket is higher at noon following a rebound in the US market overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had gained 68.6 points to 6168.9 and the all ordinaries added 67.4 points to 6168.8. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...