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Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2006
... a carbon steel materials briefing. NEW YORK - US stocks fell more than one per cent amid of uncertainty about further interest rate hikes. The Fed is expected to lift interest rates by a quarter-percentage point to 5.25 percent later this week. But there ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2006
... after acquisition activity boosted investor confidence, however, any gains were capped ahead of the US central bank's interest rate meeting this week. The Dow Jones industrial average lifted 56.19 points to 11,045.28. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

FPA preps members on conflicts of interest principles

... Financial Planning Association (FPA) has issued a guide designed to help their members manage potential conflicts of interest. The four key principles for managing conflicts of interest were first announced in March and the first principle - relating ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 JUN 2006
... starts in Sydney. NEW YORK - US stocks dipped in choppy trading following proposed acquisitions in the energy sector and interest rate worries. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 30.02 points to 10,989.09. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 1.10 ...

SAITeysMcMahon on the acquisition trail

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... have also acquired a $120 million Castlereagh Street Sydney property. "The [Sydney] CBD is experiencing strong investor interest, improving market fundamentals and is underpinned by the weight of money looking for quality investment," said Graham Brewer ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... overnight. US bond yields rose last night reacting to reports suggesting rising inflationary pressure and therefore, more Fed interest rate hikes. The US bond market reacted to reports that while initial jobless claims increased to 308,000 in the week ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... - US stocks ended down as signs of a slowing US economy triggered concerns that the Federal Reserve will keep raising interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 60.35 points to end at 11,019.11. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 6.60 points ...

Bank of Ireland ploughs private equity ground

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
The Bank of Ireland Group has announced it has a new arrow in its quiver of boutique businesses, forming a new joint venture with private equity fund of funds manager Paul Capital Partners. Bank of Ireland paid $34 million for a 50 per cent share in ...

IXIS Loomis wins Telstra Super $100m mandate

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... mandate fills a gap that exists for good global growth managers and offers only manager's "best ideas". "Growth was of interest to them [Telstra Super] because there are fewer good growth managers out there, and the market is moving away from broad large ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUN 2006
... The CAC-40 index closed at 4774.73, up 4.31 points. TOKYO - The Nikkei was broadly unchanged as fears about higher US interest rates hit exporters. The Nikkei finished down 4.15 points at 14,644.26, its third straight loss. HONG KONG - Stocks ended higher ...