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New benchmarks act like analysts

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
An experimental index-filtering exchange-traded fund could one day put professional stock-pickers out of a job, the product's developer has said. Investment services firm Russell Investments has developed a series of portfolio construction tools with ...

Oil central bank

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
Wall Street bobbed up and down along the zero line last night, seemingly lost as to which way to go. At the end of the bell in New York, it decided just to stay put with the S&P 500 and the Dow just a teeny-weeny bit (0.01 per cent) below the zero line. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
The Australian market is receiving mixed leads from offshore trading overnight, with Wall Street's key indices flat, while precious metals were higher and oil eased. On the ASX 24 at 0837 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was two points ...

More to emerging markets than Asia

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
As investors spend time weighing up the pros and cons of investing in Asian growth assets, other emerging markets, with some of the most attractive trading valuations, are often overlooked. James Cook, associate director, US and emerging market equities ...

Plum time for corporate super outsourcing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Plum Super records $4.4 billion in new funds under administration as it continues to sign corporate industry clients ahead of the 30 June deadline for tax consolidation and transfers. Plum have signed up seven new large mandates in the last two years ...

Oil at US$300

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Wall Street rebounds as oil pressure dips. This is the overall theme that you'll read, hear and watch on financial services this day. It's the mirror image of the previous day's "Wall Street dips as oil pressure bounds" theme, or days when The Street ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
The Australian sharemarket has received positive leads from US equity markets, although declines in the precious metal and oil markets may drag on some stocks. On the ASX 24 at 0854 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was seven points ...

Perennial tactical move pays off

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
Less than two years since launch, the Perennial Tactical Income Trust has raised almost $100 million, appealing to financial advisers drawn to the fund's approach to fixed interest. Since the fund's inception in June 2009, it has returned about 11 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
The Australian share market remained lower at noon but had recovered some ground as investors took advantage of the market's recent sharp falls. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 5.8 points, or 0.12 per cent, at 4,792.1, while the ...

Fin services group wins 'employer of choice' for women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2011
State Street's Australian business is again recognised by the Federal Government as an 'employer of choice' for women. The Government's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) acknowledged 98 organisations for their strong commitment ...