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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open weaker, after US and European stocks plunged on a declaration that the US officially is in recession, before the focus at home turns to the next interest rate cut, expected later today. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Hedge funds to beat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The AIMA Australia Hedge Fund awards held last night highlighted 15 of the leading hedge fund managers in the country, with one awardee returning 39 per cent and another gaining as much as 265 per cent in the last 12 months. Admittedly it's been a tough ...

See-through IMAs buffer market sting

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2008
Dalton Nicol Reid clients are hunkering down for a year of negative returns - but the specialist portfolio manager said they were well-informed ahead of the financial year-end due to the transparency of individually managed accounts (IMAs). DNR, one ...

Market wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
... Shares closed 0.21 per cent lower as gains in Cathay Pacific and Chinese telecom stocks were offset by falls in some H shares. The Hang Seng Index closed 47.92 points lower at 23,327.60, after giving up 4.21 per cent on Tuesday. WELLINGTON - The sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
The Australian share market has received positive but indifferent leads from Wall Street leading into opening this morning, although the high-tech Nasdaq index was up more than one per cent. In London, base metals were down. There was little clue from ...

Centro appoints new head

Troubled property group Centro Properties turns a new leaf when it appointed a new chief executive today to replace current head Andrew Scott. Andrew Scott has resigned as chief executive and Centro director with Glenn Rufrano, the chief executive of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
The Australian share market has had a mixed lead from Friday trading,with Wall Street up half a percentage point, oil up, gold and silver flat, and London metals mostly down. The Australian market is expected to open positively, however. At 0752 AEDT ...

Sub-prime still has teeth

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2007
As the sub-prime monster refuses to die, Standard & Poor's takes the scissors to the financial sector sin-bin - snipping at ratings, while the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FIRA) could be giving Goldman's profits a Sherlock Holmes. Fears ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
The Australian stock market is likely to open softer as US broader markets slipped slightly as record US oil prices at $89.78 a barrel added to investors' concerns about the outlook for consumer and business spending. Base metals in London could were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open firmer today mirroring Wall St which managed to end a few points firmer, however, many investors balked at making big bets ahead of important jobs data that could shed light on the US economy and the outlook ...