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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite Wall Street closing mostly lower after the Federal Reserve warned that some technology stocks appear to be overvalued. At 0815 AEST on Wednesday, the September share price index futures contract ...

Appetite for overseas assets up on last year

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
The proportion of Australian investors planning to increase their exposure to overseas assets is higher this year compared with the same time last year, according to the Certitude Global Investing Index (CGIII). The CGIII, which collates the views of ...

So good but for the wrong spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
The sun is shining, the sky is blue and the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker appears to have celebrated America's 'Independence Day' three-days early. You'd be jingling your bells and singing hallelujah too, Virginia, when you look at what ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open flat following gains on Wall Street where investors weighed continued violence in Iraq and mixed US economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement. At 0810 AEST on Wednesday, the June share price ...

Double boo boo on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2014
For those who still doubt that expectations matter in the financial market, last night's double boo boo on Wall Street should cast those doubts aside. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) released its manufacturing index for May last night. Markets ...

Bloomberg names exec to lead new bond indices business

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The analyst responsible for managing the suite of UBS Australia Bond indices has joined Bloomberg Indexes to head up the company's AusBond Indexes business based in Sydney. In her new role, Kerry Angel will represent the Bloomberg Indexes business in ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The Australian share market is set to open lower due to falls in commodity prices at the end of last week. At 0700 AEST on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down eight points at 5,495. In economic news on Monday, the bureau of ...

Market Vectors Property ETF receives SQM rating

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014
The Market Vectors Australian Property ETF has received a four-star superior rating from SQM Research. Market Vectors ETFs is the exchange traded fund business of Van Eck Global. "The rating confirms the robust nature of our Market Vectors Australian ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2014
The Australian share market is set to open higher after encouraging US economic data pushed Wall Street higher. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was six points higher at 5,533. In economic news on Wednesday, the ...

Northern Trust wins LUCRF $220m ESG mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
Northern Trust Asset Management has won a $220 million mandate from the Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF). The World ex Australia index mandate, managed by the fund's international business Northern Trust Global Investments Limited ...