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Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving clear, positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with all three key Wall Street indices substantially higher, as were European and Asian markets. Gold was flat but higher, oil was higher, but silver and copper ...

Small Companies fund bags three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Pre Select Australian Small Companies Fund, managed by MLC, has been awarded a three star rating by Standard & Poor's after more than six months 'on hold'. MLC replaced Mercer as principal investment adviser to the fund in July 2010 and the managerial ...

Cbus to shut down 'capital guaranteed' option, renames default

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Construction and Building Unions Superannuation (Cbus) has closed two of its investment options, including 'capital guaranteed', while renaming its default option to 'growth'. Cbus fully closed its moderate growth option at the end of 2010, while ...

Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
Westpac Online Investing adds international Contracts for Difference (CFDs) to its product suite. Available from this week, Westpac Online investors will have access to CFD coverage across nine international markets that include international shares ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Australian sharemarket had fallen slightly at noon as punters cashed in on company earning results reported earlier in the session. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.5 points at 4,926.5, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Headlining the core

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
All this talk about prices heating up is melting financial market optimism. Investors have every right to be worried if, indeed, the cost of goods and services continue to head north. Last night's report that UK inflation jumped to 4.0 per cent - double ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
The Australian market is receiving negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices all clearly lower, along with oil, although precious metals were higher. On the ASX 24 at 0714 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

BT earnings up despite floods

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
BT Financial Group saw revenues and earnings rise in the first quarter of 2011 despite an increase in insurance payouts brought on by the recent floods, which have so far cost Westpac $50 million. Updating the market on its overall performance over ...

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
Century Funds Management will make a bid as manager and responsible entity of the Opus Income & Capital Fund No. 21, to be decided by vote on February 28. The fund manager, which has $900 million in invested property and funds, said that the major unitholders ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat and mixed, precious metals higher, but oil was lower. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven ...