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Government pumps $500m into Members Equity

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
... offering. Vamvakas views the investment as a welcoming move and a positive step towards encouraging positive investor sentiment back into the wholesale credit market. "We appreciate the Federal Government's efforts to 'unfreeze' the wholesale credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... 896.78. LONDON - Europe's main stock markets slid on Wednesday, after steep falls in Asia and on Wall Street, as investor sentiment was hit by resurgent fears about a global recession, analysts said. London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended down ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... said this was largely due to a drop in discretionary contributions, which it blamed on poorer consumer and investor sentiment. But to put in context, the fall in inflows was offset by improved outflows for Q3 2008 which fell 44 per cent to $1.46 billion ...

Aussies shun local equities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2008
... likely to overweight to local equities over the next three months. Casting their eye on the local economy, investor sentiment seems to remain in the red - with an average rating of 2.3 in the 5-point CoreData index. "It [is] the second lowest rating ...

Art Trust hit by investor sentiment

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... been forced to lower the minimum investment amount on The Art Trust by more than $10 million to $20 million as investor sentiment continues to fall in bad markets. Launched in May, The Art Trust adopts a unit trust structure and initially sought to raise ...

More worries for US financials

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
... hole.' Adding to the financial sector worries, hedge fund SageCrest Finance filed for bankruptcy protection. Investor sentiment was also dampened by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) homebuilder confidence survey that showed US builder ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2008
... optimistic now, although fundamentals haven't changed much in the space of one week," he said. "It's mainly investor sentiment driven. I expect the volatility to continue - the market will go up and down, but not necessarily in that order." The major ...

Market Wrap - Morning

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2008
... positive territory after Wall Street closed sharply higher overnight as another drop in oil prices improved investor sentiment. At 0811 AEST on the Sydney Futures exchange, the September share price index futures contract added 34 points to 5,050. Today ...

Market Movers Overnight (8 July)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2008
... interest rates, inflation and currency, tight credit conditions and slowing activity are taking their toll on investor sentiment. Eurozone investor confidence dropped by a record 14.5 points to minus -9.3 in July from a positive 5.2 in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... market is expected to open higher after US stocks made a modest rebound following Friday's sharp slide, as investor sentiment was lifted after a realtors report showed pending home sales rose 6.3 per cent during April, providing some hope for the troubled ...