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iShares unveils four Aussie ETFs

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... demand for exchange traded funds. These ETFs include the iShares MSCI Australia 200, which will aim to track the performance of the MSCI Australia 200 Index investing in the 200 largest companies in Australia and iShares S&P/ASX 20, which will track ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... $700 million of October 2014 bonds. Australian Industry Group and the Housing Industry Association release their Performance of Construction Index. In equities news, Platinum Asset Management Ltd and Hills Industries Ltd hold annual general meetings. ...

ANZ posts $5bn profit

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
ANZ reported a 33 per cent increase in underlying profit of $5 billion, buoyed by the strong performance of its funds management and insurance businesses. Additionally, the full year results ending 30 September 2010 show a 53 per cent rise in statutory ...

Bottoms up

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2010
... country's economic fundamentals. But new research suggests economic fundamentals may have little bearing on the performance of a country's stockmarket. According to a study in "Triumph of the Optimists" by three academics at the London School of Business ...

Sunsuper building gets green tick

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
... benefits now that it was fully occupied. Green Star is an environmental rating scheme that evaluates the environmental performance of buildings. The award represents 'Australian Excellence' in environmentally sustainable construction. AMP's Australian ...

Rising tide lifts hedge funds in September

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
Despite failing to match the performance of benchmark indices in September, Australian and international hedge funds are out in front, year to date, and on a rolling 12-month basis, new figures show. According to the Australian Fund Monitors Hedge Fund ...

Instreet launches geared Aussie equity product

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... if the market performs poorly, without incurring penalties. "Many investors are uncertain about the short-term performance of the Australian share market but are more confident that the market will rise significantly over the next five years. This product ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2010
... stock market more than one per cent firmer at noon, extending gains from the morning session led by the strong performance of the mining and financial sectors. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 65.8 points, or 1.43 per cent, at 4,672.7 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... base metals ending weaker. RBS Morgans senior client adviser Bill Bishop said the local market had tracked the performance of overseas bourses during the morning. "The Dow was down 78 points. Despite all the talk of decoupling we of course have followed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2010
... contract was 11 points higher at 4,611 points. In economics news, the Australian Industry Group will release its performance of manufacturing index for September. In equities news, Roy Morgan Research executive chairman Gary Morgan will address the Committee ...