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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
... prices for the supply of rutile and synthetic rutile in the first half of 2012. Miners also benefitted from a rise in the gold price as investors turned to the yellow metal to hedge their risk. Newcrest Mining rose 42 cents, or 1.3 per cent, to $33.60 ...

Ashton launches Gold Share Class

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2011
The Ashton Group has launched a Gold Share Class for the Ashton Select Fund and Ashton Performance Fund. Ashton's Gold Share Class enables investors to elect gold as a 'currency' in which to denominate their investment. "Gold has appreciated significantly ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... Tinto down 0.7 per cent, or 47 cents, to $66.53 a share, while BHP Billiton was down 22 cents, or 0.6 per cent, to $37.04. Gold miners also suffered from a drop in the precious metal overnight as investors booked profits after strong gains last week ...

Big four banks downgraded

ELISE BURGESS, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australia's big four banks have been downgraded by ratings agency Standard & Poor's. The decision to lower Westpac, Commonwealth, ANZ and NAB issuer credit ratings from AA to AA- is part of the agency's recent shakeup of ratings criteria, which was ...

Betashares launches three new ETFs

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... new ETFs follow the arrival of Australia's first synthetic crude oil ETF earlier this month, with the first currency hedged gold bullion ETF launched by BetaShares in May. "In just over 12 month, BetaShares will have launched 10 ETFs on the ASX, a testimony ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
Australian shares are set to for a relatively flat start on Friday as world markets failed to continue a strong rally sparked by central bank action for major banks. At 0829 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up two ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... advanced 4.33 per cent and the NASDAQ soared 4.17 per cent. Benchmark futures contact prices for key commodities such as oil, gold and copper were all firmer in offshore trading. The spot price of gold in Sydney was at $US1,749.40 per fine ounce, up ...

S&P downgrades US bank ratings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
Standard & Poor's has downgraded the ratings of major US banks, including Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, by one notch. The ratings agency said it reviewed its ratings on 37 of the world's largest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... of 2012 oil and gas production targets on Friday. Woodside shares were down 79 cents, or 2.4 per cent, at $32.57. The spot gold price in Sydney at 1206 AEDT was $US1,702.80 per fine ounce, up $US16.47 from $US1,686.33 at the close on Friday. National ...

HOSTPLUS, CareSuper take top gongs at AIST awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
... innovative ways to engage their members and maintain member confidence." HOSTPLUS won AIST's Super member Services award and the Gold in the Communication Awards for its 'Cook for your career' campaign which had a strong basis promoted in Facebook and ...