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Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street showed good gains overnight. At 0830 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 22 points at 4286. No major economics is expected on Friday. In equities ...

ESG adds value but in moderation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011
... particularly in the extreme conditions of end 2008, over the longer term business cycle they can be counter-productive. The problem is that naA-ve negative screens and naA-ve tilts have been shown to increase tracking error and turnover as companies ...

Buy the headline, sell the headline

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2011
... Italy," printed the New York Times as "Italy's Surging Bond Yields Set Berlusconi on Path to Bailout" (Bloomberg). If the problem of Italy being too big to bail worries you, you'll worry some more when you read, "EFSF limps over the line, books "over ...

AustralianSuper gives Alphinity $400+ million mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2011
... cross referencing its database with the ATO's Lost Super Register to recover the lost funds. "Lost super is not a new problem but it remains a significant issue for many Australians. The amount of lost or unclaimed super has now topped the $18 billion ...

Super strategy needed for retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
Relying on a transition to retirement strategy is not enough, with a new approach to superannuation and changing income needs required to address a lack of understanding in super savings options, said an advice firm. According to Michael Hutton, wealth ...

Fixville here we come

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... has not yet completely played out) and many others. In the midst of all these crises - yes all - worries abound that the problem would never be fixed... until it bit them in the butt. They all got there... eventually. They got fixed. If you wait for ...

Tech glitch halts trading on Australian Securities Exchange

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
SYDNEY, Oct 27 AAP - Trading on the Australian Securities Exchange has been halted because of technical problems. The ASX sent out an alert shortly after the market opened at 1000 AEDT adding that all trades for Thursday were under review. ASX Ltd general ...

Mortgage funds to rise post-govt guarantee

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
Mortgage funds will soon be a favourite for investors and advisers if market conditions remain the same and once the bank guarantee is reduced, according to investment group, Equity Trustees. A mortgage fund will be the attractive alternative to term ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 OCT 2011
... would be strongly reinforced, possibly with Chinese money, to a size adequate to contain spillover from the Greek debt problem. But there was still no comprehensive plan made public as the markets closed. Bond prices dropped. The yield on the 10-year ...

Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... fifth biggest economy in greater Asia and the biggest in South East Asia. Dr Gupta however conceded that governance is a problem in Asia but with the Chinese government committed to transforming Shanghai into a global financial centre it will have no ...