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Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2010
The Australian market is likely to open weaker after US stocks retreated following lower-than-expected growth in the United States' service businesses. Major commodities also fell overnight. At 0821 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March share ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... began evaporating two hours after the opening bell. LONDON - An unexpectedly strong fourth quarter growth spurt in the United States sparked a jump in European share prices Friday, with investors also hunting for bargains after recent losses. European ...

Property funds under green watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... report found that property fund managers have rated dismally, with only a few investors from from Australia, Sweden and the United Kingdom getting good scores. The majority of survey participants ignore environmental issues, despite overwhelming data ...

Greek tragedy overwhelms Obama

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... countries another 6 per cent." And then there's also tragedy in the UK. Standard & Poor's now "... no longer classify the United Kingdom (AAA/Negative/A-1+) among the most stable and low-risk banking systems globally." In ending, allow me to quote President ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... exchange. On Thursday the Australian share market closed modestly higher, boosted by investor reaction to upbeat remarks in United States President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index rose 28.7 points, or 0.62 per ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... market closed sharply in the red after a broad-based sell-off sparked by concerns about economic worries in China and the United States. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index lost 73.3 points, or 1.55 per cent, at 4,644.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2010
... markets after disappointing company results, credit tightening in China and fears over the fledgling economic recovery. A United Nations report found that the world economy would rebound in 2010 with 2.4 per cent growth, but it warned that it could slump ...

Macquarie wins mandate from Mexico

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... manages funds in Mexico, USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, India, Russia, Singapore, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2010
... 12.95 points at 3,237.10. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand sharemarket's New Year rally took another knock following a weak United States performance on Friday and ahead of some key economic data in New Zealand this week. The benchmark NZSX-50 index closed ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... placement agents in Australia are fully borne by the fund manager, the firms said in the submission. All three said they were "united in their opposition to any and all inappropriate and unethical activities, like the so called 'pay-to-play' activities ...