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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... 7,039.31 points. Other European markets showed similar gains. HONG KONG - Asian shares tumbled on Tuesday and traders looked for safe haven assets such as gold and the yen after Standard & Poor's downgraded its US sovereign debt outlook for the first ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... cent. "If you look at what's been happening with the healthcare sector over the last few years, people have taken it as a safe haven," Ms Cox said. Pharmaceutical and biotech company CSL Ltd was up 45 cents at $35.35 by 1210 AEST. At 1213 AEST, the price ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... India added to the mix, prompting investors to push gold to fresh record highs as they put their money in the traditional safe haven. The euro slipped, meanwhile, as a Moody's downgrade for Ireland and a new Greek austerity plan stoked concerns that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... 23,976.37. Shanghai ended flat, edging down 1.38 points to 3,021.37. The renewed fears also sent currency dealers running for safe havens, with the yen rallying against the dollar and the euro. In other markets, Singapore fell 0.71 per cent, Taipei fell ...

Tyndall shifts gears on FI

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Financial planners should encourage clients to reconsider their view on Australian fixed interest, which represents a safe haven investment, said the head of fixed income at a $22 billion fund manager. Roger Bridges of Tyndall Investments Australia ...

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Equities trading platform Liquidnet reports exchange of $2 billion in blocks of Australian equities in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting the increased appeal on 'dark pool' trading. During the three-month period Liquidnet traded $4.95 billion ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... points. In Frankfurt, the DAX 30 rose 38.24 points, or 0.53 per cent, to 7,217.02 points. With the dollar falling, gold's safe-haven status grew stronger and the precious metal hit a new record high of $US1,470 an ounce, with silver following with a ...

Good advisers can save clients from tax crackdown

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2011
Financial advisers can keep their clients safe from the tax avoidance schemes by refocusing them on their investment objectives, a financial planner said today. The Australian Tax Office has been cracking down on avoidance rorts, questioning more than ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... Shield, director of banking research and analysis firm RFi, said investors were behaving as though in a storm and looking for a safe haven. "In the last six to 12 months, the global economic conditions were not great," he said. "We have seen strong growth ...

Bulls take first quarter

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
It's a wrap. The first quarter of 2011 is officially ended and it's another victory for the bulls. And that's no bull. Here's a pop question. As an investor what would you do if on 31 December 2010, you were given a list of all the events that will ...