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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open sharply lower after Wall St fell two per cent on predictions the worst of the housing crisis was yet to come. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract dropped 99 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market was down about three per cent at noon after National Australia Bank (NAB) reported further losses related to its exposure to complex US mortgage-backed debt securities. The local bourse was also following Wall Street, which ...

Australian Ethical HQ wins Banksia award

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
Ethical fund manager Australian Ethical Investment put its ESG theories to practice when it won the prestigious Banksia Environmental Foundation award for its new environmentally friendly headquarters. Australian Ethical Investment's new office, Trevor ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
... closed sharply higher as concerns over the US economy and financial system eased following a better-than-expected result at US bank Wells Fargo. In London, the FTSE 100 index added 135.70 points, 2.63 per cent, to 5,286.30 points. FRANKFURT - The DAX ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2008
... contracts. Intersuisse equities director Andrew Sekely said local financial and property tickers were tracking good news from US bank Wells Fargo, but he remained reticent on whether the bad news for global financial stocks had fully worked its way through. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower after US stocks sank on lingering concerns about the health of the US financial system, fanned by troubles at large mortgage financiers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Local energy stocks are expected ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Australian share market had recovered at noon to edge into the black as strength in the resources sector offset weakness in financials. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.3 points, or 0.17 per cent, at 5434.5, while the broader ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after US stocks fell on a warning from Goldman Sachs that US banks will need to raise billions of dollars in capital. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 10 points ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUN 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after fears that US banks could be forced to raise more capital hit Wall St. On the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share price index was down 25 points at 5,583. Today, the Australian Bureau of ...

Telstra Super eyes distressed debt

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
Telstra Super has committed more funds in distressed debt strategies in the past six months, echoing industry sentiment that the time may be ripe to look at assets hit by sub-prime. Nicole Connolly, Telstra Super portfolio manager for alternative assets ...