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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
The Australian dollar was lower against most major currencies on Wednesday morning, weighed down by weak trade figures released on Tuesday. At 0700 (AEST) on Wednesday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.72 US cents, down from 107.03 cents on ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... forgotten QE2 is ending this month and emerging market central banks - led by China - are still in tightening mode. No worries, Ben will be there to ensure that by hook or by crook, rightly or wrongly, the global recovery is sustained. Rejoice! May has ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian share market was nearly one per cent higher at noon on weak volumes, with gains across the materials and finance sector. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 41.8 points, or 0.9 per cent, at 4,709.3 points, while the broader ...

Schroders move $25bn to single platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Schroders Australia has switched its $25 billion assets onto a new Singapore-based investment management system to keep up with compliance and regulatory changes, choosing portfolio management software provider, SimCorp Dimension. Taking 12 months to ...

GDP down no reason to frown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
It's all over the news, the Statistician will soon confirm that the Australian economy stumbled in the first quarter of 2011. All eyes would be glued to monitors everywhere when the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) report on the National Accounts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally stronger on Tuesday, despite the absence of significant leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0640 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,676. ...

UniSuper keen to boost after-tax returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
UniSuper is looking to increase member returns by appointing GBST to provide after-tax benchmarking solutions to assess fund manager performance. The $28 billion fund said that the Cooper review had made the case for super funds to implement after-tax ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market has opened weaker in directionless trade, on a lack of company news and public holidays in the UK and US. At 1013 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 0.6 points lower at 4683.4, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
Houston, it seems we've lost May. With two trading days to go this month - one for Wall Street because of the Memorial Day holiday in the US - "sell in May then go away" is in the bag - unless of course, there's a sudden whiff of euphoria, or perhaps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...