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Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... as world markets surged on a move by six central banks to boost liquidity for banks weighed down by downgraded government debt. European markets rose by over three per cent and Wall Street is up by nearly four per cent on the news. At 0807 AEDT on Thursday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... 4,125.8, the lowest since October 6.NEW YORK, Nov 23 AFP - US equity markets tanked Wednesday as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Markets spent ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... 4,072, with 17,930 contracts traded. US equity markets dropped by more than two per cent overnight as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Meanwhile ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... 4,125.8, the lowest since October 6. NEW YORK, Nov 23 AFP - US equity markets tanked Wednesday as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Markets spent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... the open, given the disappointing night on Wall Street as investors fretted over worries about the level of US government debt, and news of a possible ratings downgrade for France. IG Markets analyst Cameron Peacock said the offshore reaction to overnight ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011
... reached with difficulty only five days ago. The move renewed fears that Greece could default on its debt and that government debt contagion could spread to Spain and Italy. The Australian dollar had already lost ground on Tuesday afternoon after the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... European financial ministers had been canceled. Assets that tend to hold their value in a weak economy, like US government debt and gold, rose. Manufacturing conglomerate 3M cut its 2011 earnings forecast, and US Steel warned that demand for its products ...

SG increase the key to global pension top spot

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... development phase and have not fully moved into this space while Japan is suffering from a rapidly ageing population, government debt and low replacement rates for the Japan's base pension.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
... citing high debt and poor prospects for growth. The reports come at a time when the Eurozone is trying to contain a government debt crisis that has already seen three countries bailed out - Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Italy and Spain are widely considered ...

Omega wins Ibbotson bonds mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... told Financial Standard that Omega will use an enhanced passive composite strategy investing in both Australian government debt and high-quality Australian corporate debt. "It is more aligned with Omega's risk controlled approach. In terms of this mandate ...