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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... unit had traded between 103.57 and 103.05 US cents during the local session on Friday morning. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker at noon as market sentiment improved, causing local traders to sell safe-haven bonds in favour of relatively ...

Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... Average shed 634.76 points or 5.55% to 10,809.80 while the S&P/500 Index fell 79.92 points or 6.66% to 1119.46. Australian bond markets soared in thin trade and yields fell as fund managers and hedgers priced in interest rate cuts. Anne Anderson, head ...

Western Asset brings in fixed income manager

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... core fixed income strategy, its flagship Australian fund, is distributed to retail clients through the Legg Mason Australian bond trust. Western Asset also offers cash, enhanced cash, credit, and liability-driven capabilities. The manager has US$447 ...

PIMCO urges SMSFs to get active

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
PIMCO's Australian bond fund has outperformed Australian shares over the past ten years and actively managed income funds are being tipped to add more value still. Lonsec's 2011 income funds sector review found that the shift towards index funds and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
... yesterday morning we've seen that the Aussie's been down, tracking the moves we've seen in the euro." Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was little changed at noon. At 1200 AEST, the September 10-year bond futures contract was at 95.060 (implying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... performance of manufacturing index for June and new home sales for May, had not moved the market. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was weaker at noon. The September 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.750 (implying a yield of 5.250 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... Australian dollar to trade in a range between 106.00 US cent and 106.80 cents on Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was mixed at noon. At 1200 AEST, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.800 (implying a yield of ...

Goldman Sachs downgraded but fixed interest pays

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... 18 Australian fixed interest, credit and high yield income offerings, assigning one new rating to the Russell Australian Bond Income A fund, which received three stars. Aside from index managers BlackRock and Vanguard and the benchmark agnostic Vianova ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... Australian dollar to trade in a range between 107.50 US cents and 109.00 cent on Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was slightly firmer at noon. At 1200 AEST, the June 10-year bond futures contract was trading at 94.600 (implying ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... on Saturday, a day after the biggest quake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a monster tsunami. Meanwhile, the Australian bond market was firmer. At 1200 AEDT on the ASX 24, the March 10-year bond futures contract price was 94.530 (implying a yield of ...