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Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Australian stocks were still in negative territory at midday, after whopping losses on Wall St continued to send jitters through the local bourse. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 Index had tumbled 82 points to 6340.3, while the All Ordinaries ...

Stable funds bad defaults: ICI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
The US Investment Companies Institute (ICI) has called for retirement funds to be invested to achieve growth, and dismissed calls from the US life insurance industry that capital stable funds be allowed as default investment choices in 401(k)s. "Stable ...

SMSFs and mergers drive Macq property fund growth

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2007
Macquarie Direct Property Fund (MDPF) today announced assets under management increased by almost 200 per cent over the past 12 months through a series of mergers and acquisitions that tipped in over $800m. The fund also experienced another successful ...

Economic balancing act

SUZY MAC  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2007
Producer price index (PPI) data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday show an increase in producer prices of 1.0 per cent in the June quarter, slightly higher than the median forecast of 0.8 per cent and giving an annual increase ...

Investor responsibility key to governance: Regnan

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
Investors need to re-think their investment attitudes and focus more on corporate governance and long-term value than shot-term profit, according to Erik Mather, managing director of governance research house Regnan Mather said that while attitudes ...

Election looms over investment markets

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The upcoming Federal election could generate market uncertainty but with the two major parties' having similar broader macroeconomic policies, it's unlikely any market jitters will last. In a discussion paper on a possible election back-lash on the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open lower today taking the lead from steep falls on Wall Street in the face of strong base metal prices. At 0803 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index was down 42 points to 6383. ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
The Australian share market held ground in positive territory in morning trading today, despite some easing from the strong opening as higher base metals supported miners and Telstra. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 26.7 points to ...

Centric engages in three-way merger

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2007
Centric Wealth today announced its merger with Melbourne-based advisory business Gaddie Metz Kahn and Sydney-based Myers Business Partners, giving it access to the Melbourne market and expanding its Sydney base. The merger will generate a new accounting ...

Financial Simplicity powers Portfolio Express

Financial Simplicity has launched Portfolio Express, a model portfolio rebalancing tool tailored to the needs of financial planners. "Portfolio Express differs from many portfolio rebalancing solutions in the market in that it allows an adviser to also ...