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Lonsec awards 'Recommended' rating to property ETF

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... to access the largest and most liquid Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) with a single trade. By capping stocks at 10% the Fund improves diversification and prevents large retail property trusts from dominating the index, Lonsec said. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... post half year results. In Australia, the market on Friday plummeted, suffering its largest fall in seven weeks as energy stocks were punished on weaker oil prices. The selloffs came after the 12-nation Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower as oil stocks were pummelled following OPEC's decision not to cut production. Oil prices have sunk to fresh four-year lows, with New York crude tumbling below $US70 after the OPEC oil cartel held ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
... scheduled. In Australia, the market on Thursday closed flat as sagging oil and iron ore prices battered energy and mining stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 4.7 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 5,400.9 points, preliminary figures say. The broader ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
... strategist Michael McCarthy said. "Overseas influences are the real drivers of our market today." Banks and consumer staples stocks are making strong gains. Commonwealth Bank was up 13 cents at $81.14, National Australia Bank had gained 43 cents to $32.89 ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street stocks fluctuated as data showing the economy expanded more than previously forecast was offset by a drop in consumer confidence. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the December share price index ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
The Australian share market has opened higher after a surprise cut to interest rates in China boosted mining stocks. The People's Bank of China has unexpectedly cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in more than two years to boost sagging ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... meetings scheduled. In Australia, the market on Monday ended a five-day losing streak thanks to gains in resource and energy stocks which soared on China's rate cut. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 57.5 points, or 1.08 per cent, at 5,361.8 points. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher after US stocks barrelled to fresh records following China's surprise interest-rate cut. At 0751 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 52 points at 5,360. The People's Bank ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... States and Europe overnight, and instead fretted over lower iron ore prices. "It was concerning for investors in iron ore stocks to see the iron ore price fall as heavily as it did yesterday," CMC Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said. "With ...