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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
... fallen 1.21 per cent, while materials stocks were off 0.96 per cent, according to IRESS data. Making news on Monday, construction firm Leighton Holdings cut its profit forecast by nearly a third due to further losses from its Brisbane Airport Link and ...

IMCA Australia launches CIMA Scholarship Program

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... researchers, investment consultants and portfolio managers Scholarship. Blackrock Investment Management and Portfolio Construction Forum will be providing two scholarships specifically for analysts within retail fund research houses, platforms, 'manage ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... posted modest losses amid concerns about cooling economic growth in China and mixed data on the troubled US housing construction sector. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 68.94 points (0.52 per cent) to finish at 13,170.19. The broad-market S&P ...

PIMCO appoints new portfolio specialist

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
... to large financial institutions, investment committees, dealer groups and advisers on asset allocation, portfolio construction, investment manager selection and approved product list management. He also worked at Skandia, London firm Close Wealth Management ...

Unions, AIST hit back at Abbott comments

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... trains for union officials that have no corporate governance experience. Michael O'Connor, national secretary for the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) said Abbott was fuelling his short-term political agenda and threatening millions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... product, for the December 2011 quarter, while the Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (PCI) for February comes out. Meanwhile, Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Philip Lowe to scheduled to ...

No please explain needed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... "improved somewhat in most districts" with "several reports of increased home sales and some reports of increased construction." So what more do you want? More stimulus, that's what financial market commentators told us. But what if the Big B hinted ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... of official data showing a 0.3 per cent rise in retail trade in January, in line with forecasts. Also released was construction data for the December quarter, which showed a 4.6 per cent fall, a weaker result than the forecast 0.6 per cent drop. From ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... for January, while the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) releases retail trade figures for January and data on construction work done for December quarter. In equities news, Seven Group Holdings, Hastie Group and Harvey Norman are expected to post ...

FTSE index launch for insto investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2012
... with CDP and ENDS Carbon, the four new indices focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analytics, index construction and weighting methodologies to reduce long-term investment risks of climate change for investors. David Harris, director ...