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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
... after yields on Spanish bonds contracted sharply in its latest bond auction overnight, signalling growing investor confidence in the health of the indebted nation and boosting commodities prices. US stocks gave financials more positive leads after Bank ...

Fund managers rate Aust equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012
While lack of investor confidence and a preference for risk aversion is an obvious impact of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, the Australian share market is also vulnerable to capital flows are having a distortionary impact, according to fund manager ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... choppy trade on Tuesday as fresh jitters over the eurozone debt crisis offset a better-than-expected German investor confidence report. In London, the FTSE-100 index closed up 1.15 per cent at 5,490.15 points. In Paris, the CAC-40 fell 0.35 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... minister backed away from his controversial plan for a national vote on last week's eurozone rescue package. Investor confidence was also boosted by a surprise rate cut by the European Central Bank. Tokyo finished 1.86 per cent higher, or 160.98 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... think we might actually not fall away too dramatically," he said. Mr Spiteri said that despite diminishing investor confidence on the back of the eurozone debt crisis, value was now being recognised in local shares. "There's probably a little bit of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... every 10 stocks rising. Mr Mueller said extreme volatility on bond and equity markets had done little to help investor confidence. "We had some good news out of Europe, definitely that's helped a little bit but it wasn't good enough," he said. "It's ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... in line with the April release. "We support the government's goal of improving transparency and increased investor confidence in the industry. Once enacted, the legislation will provide final certainty for us to move forward." Both the FPA and ISN reiterated ...

Market Wrap- Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... debt-laden Greece. IG Markets' dealer Chris Weston said the local bourse was "delicately poised" on Tuesday, as investor confidence in mounting speculation that Europe would announce fresh measures to stave off contagion of a Greek default, including ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... months of 2011 - you know, just to produce a non-negative number. But with falling consumer, business and investor confidence, weaker household spending due to high unemployment, reduced private sector and government spending and general weakness in ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... a set of principles on how hedge fund managers should operate and manage risk - a move designed to improve investor confidence and stimulate more mandates into the asset class. ARIA, Local Government (NSW) Super, Media Super and Sunsuper, all of which ...