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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2007
... of Britain's leading shares slid back, with mining stocks taking the greatest knock, as the market felt the heat over interest rate rises and inflation. The FTSE 100 closed at down 48.4 points to 6,449.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended down 66.49 to ...

MFS snaps up ex-BT hedge funds guru

Less than a couple of months after his resignation, ex-BT head of alternatives Richard Keary has moved to MFS Alternatives as chief investment officer. Keary was the head of alternative investment solutions with BT Financial Group where he set up and ...

Disclose what you invest in: ACSI

... of over $10 trillion, which has called on funds to improve their governance rules around transparency and conflicts of interest. The ICGN board has endorsed a revised statement on shareholder responsibilities which will be submitted to members for approval ...

Surging dollar prompts mixed views on fall-out

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2007
... the dollar could keep going up and even move into the high 85 cents-plus zone. Given the influence currency has upon interest rates, it's surprising currency is only starting to get serious airplay in discussions about rates. Nonetheless, speculation ...

Market Wrap - morning

... of Britain's leading shares slid back, with mining stocks taking the greatest knock, as the market felt the heat over interest rate rises and inflation. The FTSE 100 closed at down 48.4 points to 6,449.4. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended down 66.49 to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
The Australian share market has continued yesterday's barnstorming run, charting further record territory this morning after near record highs on Wall Street and strong performances from the big resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

NZ mortgage brokers face 25 per cent income cut

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
ANZ/National Bank is proposing to cut the upfront commissions it pays mortgage brokers in New Zealand to 45 basis points from 1 June. ANZ/National currently pays a range of upfront commissions depending on factors such as volume but the average is 0.6 ...

Overseas investors target Aussie super fund cash flows

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
Large numbers of overseas investment managers are targeting Australian super funds as they look to profit from the huge cash flows on offer, according to deputy managing director of Frontier Investment Consulting, Kristian Fok. Fok said that the Australian ...

LPTs outgun other asset classes in long term: Russell

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... Global listed property also outperformed other asset classes, such as Australian residential investment property and fixed interest. Surprisingly, local shares outperformed overseas shares, with before-tax margins of 5.2 per cent over 10 years and 2.6 ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2007
... 1.38 points to 2,516.95. LONDON - The FTSE 100 of Britain's top shares declined amid anxiety about the probability of interest rate rises with UK inflation reaching a 10-year high. The FTSE 100 closed down 18.4 points to 6,497.8. FRANKFURT - The DAX ...