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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012
... following the lead of Wall Street which rose on the back of better-than-expected manufacturing figures and encouraging construction data. NEW YORK - A better-than-expected read on US manufacturing in April and encouraging construction data drove Wall ...

Negative gearing property distortions here to stay

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012
... purchases. This is where the housing affordability pressure comes from because the much reported shortage of new dwelling construction results in demand being channeled into the established dwellings market. Concern about negative gearing into residential ...

Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... continued support of default super funds in modern awards, according to Cbus. The super fund for the building and construction industry used its submission to the current enquiry on the selection and ongoing assessment of default superannuation funds ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... purchases of sovereign debt. Hong Kong-listed Chinese banks were among the day's biggest blue-chip gainers. China Construction Bank added 2.2 per cent to $HK6.06 and Bank of China jumped 1.9 per cent to $HK3.18. Chinese property developers also rose ...

The Fed, the ECB and the RBA

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... spending was encouraging." "Residential real estate showed some improvement, with many contacts citing expansion in the construction of multi-family housing. Activity in nonresidential real estate increased or held steady in most Districts." "Agricultural ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
In the new edition of Financial Standard we feature the recent ESG RA awards, portfolio construction and profile Tony Lally, chief executive of Sunsuper, as well as all the latest news, views and regular features. Financial Standard's latest edition ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... at 4,315. In economic news on Tuesday, the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association performance of construction index (PCI) for March is due for release, as is the ANZ job advertisements series for March and the National Australia Bank's ...

MLC shifts global allocation

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... requirements. "However, Capital International continues to have a competitive edge in emerging markets research and portfolio construction, and remains our emerging markets manager in the MLC Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio."

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... for AGL Energy's purchase of Australia's largest brown coal power station. AGL shares were down 13 cents at $14.70. Construction and maintenance firm Transfield Services's shares fell 31 cents, or 12.45 per cent, to $2.18 after it cut its 2011/12 full ...

Macquarie launches EM fund

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... Macquarie Professional Series has launched a new emerging markets fund that disregards benchmark indices in portfolio construction. Following the increasing appetite among Australian investors to high-growth, high-cash flow companies in emerging markets ...