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Midday market wrap: Local shares, bonds stronger

... blue-chip Rio rose a further 45c to $33.45, although BHP Billiton shed 6c to $10.67. Major banks posted a similarly mixed story, with Westpac and ANZ both suffering small losses in the morning session. But News Corporation and Telstra both opened higher ...

Morning market wrap: US stocks, bonds modestly higher

... forecasts, including from Amazon, AOL Time Warner and Boeing, the outlook comments from most companies remain cautious. A similar story continues to unfold in UK markets, with the FTSE 100 eking out a 6.8 point (0.2%) gain to close at 4,086.5. US Treasuries ...

Barclays boosts Adviser Services team

... recently gained the approval of dealer groups and platforms that had previously not used Barclays' funds. We have a great story to tell and Leah will play a key role in communicating it to financial planners." Ms Waldie joins Barclays from BT Financial ...

Afternoon market wrap: Shares stronger in late trade

... the resource group's recent earnings warning. The local bond market recovered from early losses, after a Washington Post story suggested the Fed would still go ahead and cut US rates by 50 basis points at next week's FOMC meeting. The yield on the benchmark ...

Super funds and master trusts back domestic share prices: survey

... for international fixed interest as an asset class. Only 5% said it was likely to rise, while 28% said it would fall. The story was the similar for Australian fixed interest. Only 9% said values would rise and 24% said they would fall. For property ...

RBA hints at interest rate cut due to international downturn

... tight, or is currently exerting a constricting influence on domestic demand," Macfarlane said. "But that is only part of the story, and possibly the smaller part - policy must also take into account the impact of international forces."

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries continues to climb

... at $8.47 after it announced it had finally agreed a termination with former chief executive Brian Gilbertson (see earlier story). All Ordinaries: 2935.70 (+20.80) Dow Jones: 8516.43 (+25.07) NASDAQ: 1489.87 (-1.22) FTSE-100: 3936.40 (-35.20) Hang Seng ...

Afternoon market wrap: All Ordinaries claws back some lost ground

... down $0.01 after trading in a range between $4.98 and $5.16 during the day as a stormy AGM unfolded in Sydney (see earlier story). The major banks had mixed fortunes. Commonwealth and Westpac both fell, but ANZ and National rose to $18.67 and $31.97 ...

InvestorWeb backs growth managers despite performance woes

... added that of the managers it rated during the past 12 months, four of the top five performers were value managers. The story over the past three years is even more telling, with all five top performing managers employing a value philosophy. InvestorWeb ...

Midday market wrap: Air New Zealand falls after profit warning

... Qantas, and it lost a further $0.02 following another downward revision to its earnings estimate announced today (see earlier story). However the All Ordinaries index as a whole continued to climb after yesterday's stronger showing. Again it was the ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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