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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
The Australian market is set to open higher on Friday with world markets up overnight after a week of heavy losses due to the nuclear concerns in Japan, and commodity markets were also stronger. On the ASX 24 at 0745 AEDT, the March share price index ...

Upside in fixed income: Aberdeen

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
Global demand for fixed income remains but investors are shifting their attention towards higher yielding products, said a leading fund manager. "We're seeing investors begin to look at why yields have reached a low at a core level and that there's ...

Infra asset demand buoy CFS GAM and RARE

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
Global infrastructure funds managed by Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFS GAM) and RARE Infrastructure have increased their teams on the back of fresh mandate wins. Colonial First State Global Asset Management's global listed infrastructure ...

Macq Bank chair resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
David Clarke, chairman and voting director of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank, has resigned due to ill health. Clarke has been with Macquarie for over 40 years. Macquarie's lead independent director, H Kevin McCann, has worked with Clarke for the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The Australian share market is trading at six-and-a-half month lows at noon, with investor confidence low due to instability in world markets and the effects of the crisis in Japan. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 6.7 points lower at ...

Senior departures at Acadian

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The departure of two senior portfolio managers will not affect the rating of five Acadian Asset Management funds, ratings firm Standard & Poor's said yesterday. The recent loss of Terry Burnham, director of portfolio management and Qi Zeng, portfolio ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The Australian market is set for heavy falls when it opens on Thursday with world markets again diving due to fears of a nuclear crisis in Japan. On the ASX 24 at 0733 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 4,491, indicating ...

Dealer groups stay with Japan, eye opportunities

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Financial planning dealer groups hold firm to their Japan allocations, expressing concerns for consumer confidence while being optimistic about new market opportunities. Investor and consumer confidence, already low due to the GFC and prolonged investor ...

Share plummet overplayed - fund managers

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Fund managers remain cautiously optimistic for global growth despite the dramatic fall in global share prices sparked by the threat of nuclear catastrophe in Japan. A huge market sell off occurred yesterday afternoon when another explosion hit a Fukishima ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
The Australian share market was continuing to rise at noon as investors buy back into stocks that were sold off in the wake of Japan's crisis. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 50.7 points, or 1.12 per cent, at 4,579.4 points, while ...