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Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... trading. Sentiment soured on news the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had downgraded its forecasts for global economic growth. Gold was the worst-performing sector, falling 1.48 per cent, according to IRESS data. Industrial stocks (down 0.72 per cent) ...

AFA conference boasts biggest turnout in 20 years

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
... tackling the sector's challenges and opportunities in the face of regulatory change. As the premiere event of the sector, the Gold Coast's RACV Royal pines resort, will be populated by up to 700 delegates from the 28-30 October, among them industry leaders ...

Overseas investors' demand replacement of LM as RE

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2012
Unitholders in a group of mortgage funds - plus a significant number of overseas investors - want to replace the Gold Coast-based LM Investment Management (LM) with Trilogy Funds Management Limited (Trilogy) as the Responsible Entity (RE). LM is the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
... China, which was closed for holidays for the whole of last week." Commodities prices were mostly down, including oil and gold. Among resources stocks, Rio Tinto was 18 cents weaker at $54.72, BHP Billiton shed three cents to $33.29 but Fortescue Metals ...

Yield at any cost flawed: GSAM

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Uncertainty has caused a preoccupation with yield and safe haven stocks, said Goldman Sachs Asset Management's head of Australian equities. Cost pressures, low productivity and the impact of a strong Australian dollar are causing uncertainty, despite ...

ETFs hit $6bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... of the market. The largest ETFs by traded volume during September were the StateStreet SPDR S&P/ASX 200, followed by the GOLD-ETFS Physical Gold ETF, the IVV iShares S&P 500, the BetaShares US Dollar ETF and the BetaShares Australian High Interest Cash ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... million takeover offer for fellow explorer Acer Energy. Shares in both companies are in a trading halt. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,778.50 per fine ounce, up $US5.18 from Wednesday's local close of $US1,773.32 per ounce.

AFA names Rising Star finalists

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... finest emerging talent. The Rising Star of the Year Award winner will be announced at the AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast, Sunday 28 October 2012.

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2012
... to $25.28. "The banking sector is underpinning our market, there is no doubt about that," Mr Smith said. The spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,773.50 per fine ounce, down $US2.09 from Tuesday's local close of $US1,775.59 per ounce. National turnover ...

AFA announces finalists

STAFF REPORTER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... presented. The 2012 AFA Adviser of the Year will be announced on Tuesday October 30 at the AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast. Financial Standard is the official newsletter partner for this event.