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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... Communications Ltd says no agreement has been reached with Foxtel on a price the latter is willing to pay to buy the regional pay-tv operator. Growthpoint Properties Australia has confirmed it is in talks with Rabinov Property Trust about a possible ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... HONG KONG - Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday as a strong set of jobs figures from the United States boosted regional optimism, despite lingering caution over Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis. Tokyo's Nikkei closed 0.48 per cent, or 46.31 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... earthquake and tsunami encouraged buyers. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares ended 1.06 per cent higher on Friday, in line with regional markets and following a strong lead from Wall Street. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 243.39 points to close at 23,158.67 ...

Russell moves into industry fund admin

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... needs of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Prime Super, an industry fund whose 150,000 members are from rural and regional Australia, has moved to Russell to help it provide new services and benefits to its members. The new initiatives include ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... for housing construction was patchy. Qantas lifted six cents to $2.15 after the airline increased fares for domestic, regional and trans-Tasman flights for the second time since February in response to higher fuel prices. In other news, the competition ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... for funds, particularly those in quake-hit areas. HONG KONG - Hong Kong shares closed higher on Tuesday, in line with regional markets amid hopes Japanese crews are close to resolving the nuclear crisis. The benchmark Hang Seng Index closed up 172.68 ...

Climate change choice - market or regulation?

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... the coal industry is that as their relative importance declines the relative importance of gas will rise, he said. For regional Australia, Dr Garnaut said that emissions trading could add a new industry worth as much each year as the entire annual wool ...

Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... and van Eyk Blueprint. RARE has appointed Steve Williams to its retail distribution team in the newly created role of regional manager for Victoria, Tasmania and SA. Williams, who joins from AMP Capital Investors, will have the job of lifting RARE's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... on each of the previous two days, dived a further 24.57 per cent. The strong performance on the Nikkei spurred other regional markets. Shanghai gained 1.19 per cent, or 34.54 points, up at 2,930.80 while Hong Kong gained 0.1 per cent, or 22.63 points ...

Trust grows with NZ purchase

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... looking for more sophisticated solutions, we've got coverage in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, so we've got a good regional offering of trustee services." Atkin said big institutional investors and investment funds, especially from the northern ...