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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The Australian market has opened flat as investors gave a lukewarm response to US Congressional Republicans agreeing to temporarily raise the debt ceiling. At 1015 AEDT on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.7 points, or 0.12 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian market is higher as news of Rio Tinto chief Tom Albanese's resignation drives up mining stocks. At 1028 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The trend for smart beta and index investing might be growing across the wealth creation industry, but when it comes to small-cap investing, you can't beat good old-fashioned active management, according to OC Funds Management's Rob Frost. His OC Premium ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat as traders wait to see if the market surpasses a 19-month high reached after the New Year. At 1014 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 9.6 points, or 0.2 per cent, at 4,748.0 and the broader All ...

Hunter Hall repositions fund

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Hunter Hall has said that changes made to its Australian Value Trust fund, which posted the second lowest result in a recent survey, will mean that it is judged more accurately. It was reported yesterday that the Hunter Hall Value Trust fund finished ...

ASX rally won't last: UBS

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The stock market will not maintain its recent momentum through 2013, says Ben Heap managing director UBS (Aust/NZ). Buoyed by renewed confidence in the global economy, higher commodities prices and the US clawing its way back from the edge of the fiscal ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat despite expectations of more interest rate cuts boosting banking stocks. At 1014 AEDT on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.9 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,720.5 and the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Hyperion AM most-improved for 2012: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
Hyperion Asset Management has shot up the ranking table of Australian equities managers, posting the biggest improvement in a recent Mercer investment survey. In a year where low-risk, high-yielding shares were favored, Brisbane-based Hyperion rose ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Australian shares have opened flat after mixed overseas leads, with mining stocks expected to drag the market down during the day. At 1016 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 2.4 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 4,722.1 and the broader ...

Mirrabooka profits down 9%

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
Less dividend income and the takeover of a utilities fund last year have helped push down listed investment fund Mirrabooka's first half profit by 9%. Mirrabooka made a net profit of $6.3 million in the six months to December 31, down from $6.9 million ...