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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with a recovery among the big miners leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow climbed 0.77 per cent. Among the major miners, BHP was ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... 4,967.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up four points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,980.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed firmly higher amid hopes that the Cyprus banking crisis will be resolved this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... are for this bailout and what it might mean for other periphery nations going forward." In the United States on Monday, stocks fell after a top European finance official suggested the Cyprus bailout framework could serve as a template for other European ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2013
... 4,967.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up four points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,980.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed firmly higher amid hopes that the Cyprus banking crisis will be resolved this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... emerging markets, but what should my allocation be to emerging markets," Melendez said. According to Bloomberg emerging market stocks fell to a 3-month low this month with the MSCI Emerging Markets Index lost 3.8% this year, compared with a 7% gain in ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... Markets chief market analyst Ric Spooner said the Australian market had a firm opening, with financial services and consumer stocks leading the way. "The market is just waiting to hear what happens with Cyprus," Mr Spooner said. "The fact that we've ...

Treasuries - safe but not so rewarding

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... zero? Yes, in theory. But as 'Timely Portfolios' pointed out, bond yields in Japan, with its "extended deflation in which stocks and real estate lost 90%" only "went very briefly to 0.47%". My database shows JGBs fell even lower -- to 0.4261% on 12 June ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... 4,967.3 points. The broader All Ordinaries index was up four points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,980.8 points. NEW YORK - US stocks have closed firmly higher amid hopes that the Cyprus banking crisis will be resolved this weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
Australian stocks have opened firmer, with the big retail banks and major energy companies leading the broader market higher. Local investors took their cues from a positive night on Wall Street, where the Dow advanced 0.39 per cent, the S&P500 climbed ...

AMP awarded $800m equity mandate

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... companies listed on the ASX. The strategy combines strong risk controls and active management to invest in a large number of stocks. Active positions are focused predominantly on large capitalisation stocks. AMP uses a quantitative stock selection model ...