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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... Fortescue shares were up eight cents, or 1.4 per cent, at $5.85. Property developer Stockland has expanded its on-market buyback of its securities to up to 10 per cent of its issued capital, and also agreed to sell its 55 per cent stake in the Moorebank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... Dow zooming past the 13,000 mark driven by soaring bank shares, sparked by JPMorgan Chase's announcement of a huge share buyback and dividend hike. After a sharp surge higher in the final hour the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 217.97 points ...

Macquarie outlook mixed, annuities solid

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... last year's results, yet not all results were positive as the firm released its moderate outlook and plans for a share buyback. In an update on market conditions, business activity and the outlook for the second half of the financial year ending March ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following the overnight trend of Wall Street. At 0630 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 14 points at 4,020. In economic news on Friday, the federal government releases ...

AFS prepares for FOFA with new hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... & ACT. AFS Group was established in 1995 by a number of Advisers who were aligned with Zurich. The Group completed the buyback of Zurich Australia's shareholding in 2006, becoming 100% adviser owned. AFS Group represent 200 authorised representatives ...

FTSE sees rising demand for after tax index

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2011
FTSE Group's after-tax solution received a major boost as Sunsuper's new $700 million equity mandate will be benchmarked against the FTSE ASFA Australia 300 capital gains tax index. The FTSE ASFA Australia Index Series, which provides a range of industry ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Year of the Rabbit, year of acquisitions: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
Seven out of 10 investment analysts are bullish about the prospects of Asian companies this year and expect many of these cashed-up businesses to grow through acquisitions and palm excess cash as higher dividends to shareholders, a survey found. The ...

Aus equities forecast to return 20pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
The S&P/ASX200 index, currently sitting at around 4,800 points, could reach 6,000 this year, company director and well-regarded economist Don Stammer told the audience of last week's Financial Standard Chief Economists Forum. The 20-per cent plus upside ...

Citi sees ASX200 at 5300 in 2011

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
The forecasts continue to roll in, with Citigroup Global Markets putting a 5,300 year-end target on the ASX200 for next year. Citigroup's analysts expect the mining boom to continue next year and, with limited spare capacity in the economy, they expect ...