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Investors eye $650bn 'niche' asset class

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
Shipping-related investments is a niche asset class that is now open to a broader set of investors following the GFC, new research shows. According to the latest Mercer report, the shipping industry is responsible for moving 90 per cent of the world's ...

Planes, trains & automobiles and the bush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... would reveal the anointed one "today", just as they said it would be last week... or the week before. At least the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) had already made one - or the market thinks it has. It's a safe bet that the RBA will do nothing after ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2010
... index contract was down one point at 4,591 points, with 2,301 contracts traded. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to hand down its decision on interest rates at 1430 AEST. Other economic data due for release ...

Legalsuper continues mandate restructure

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... and is tendering its custody mandate for the first time in eight years. Legalsuper's current custodian, National Australia Bank, has been with the fund since it achieved public offer status back in 2002, said Proebstl.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... has been encouraging buying," Mr Page said. Financials were mainly higher, but Macquarie shares dived after the investment bank issued a profit downgrade. At 1200 AEST, Macquarie shares were down $1.90 or 5.14 per cent, at $35.09, after recovering a ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... gains during the morning. The major retail banks all were down at midday. ANZ was 18 cents lower at $23.25, Commonwealth Bank was down 35 cents at $51.57, National Australia Bank was 15 cents lower at $23.96, and Westpac had fallen 17 cents at $22.48. ...

The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
... Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries issues car sales data for August, and the Australian Industry Group/Commonwealth Bank Australian release their Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) for August. The Australian Office of Financial Management ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
The Australian stock market was higher at noon, lifted by strong gains among minerals and financial companies. At 1206 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 34.2 points, or 0.76 per cent, at 4,529.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Aussie equities get clean bill of health

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2010
With the dust settled on reporting season, Goldman Sachs Asset Management head of Australian equities Dion Hershan said that Australian equities look selectively attractive. Hershan said that while the last reporting season pointed to healthy balance ...