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Much ado over a known known

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Is this the start of something big... or another dip buying op? Wall Street retreated big time last night. The S&P 500, the Dow and the Nasdaq all closed 1.1 per cent leaner. Is it perhaps investors want to gain a head start on that good 'ol adage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
The Australian market has received strongly negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices all finishing over one per cent lower. Gold and silver were higher, but oil slumped. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share ...

UBS staff gone, ratings on hold

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
UBS Global Asset Management are urgently looking to replace two portfolio managers of a three-man team who have now left the Small Companies Fund. Portfolio managers John Campbell, executive director, and Jeremy Bendeich, director, are now on 'gardening ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The Australian stock market shrugged off a positive start to drift in flat directionless trade, with small gains in financials offsetting a dour materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 4853.7, while the broader ...

Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
"When I find myself in times of trouble... Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be. Whisper words of wisdom, let it be." - The Beatles Nice song, sound advice but not, it seems, if the French can help it. The International Monetary and Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
The Australian stock market is tipped to open higher after a mostly positive lead from Wall Street, with the focus for the week ahead expected to be on sales figures due from two major retailers. Both Woolworths Ltd and Coles owner Wesfarmers Ltd are ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, giving up ground during the morning following a flat start and despite a flat to positive lead from offshore. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 15.9 points lower at 4,868.3 points. Meanwhile ...

Perpetual to debut global resources

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Fund manager Perpetual is going to the market this year with a new global resources fund, which has beaten its benchmark by a mile since its incubation four-and-a-half years ago. The new fund, Perpetual Global Resources, is managed by James Bruce, who ...

China surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
Another day, another sleepy trading day on Wall Street. Both the S&P 500 and the Dow closed an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny 0.1 per cent. There wasn't much news to move sentiment either way. Oh yes, there were the same old, same old issues masquerading as ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from offshore trading overnight, with securities indices flat to higher, and precious metals and oil also rising. At 0716 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was four points ...