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Mmm bargains, hmm

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014
Wall Street bounces as bargain hunters pounce. I could stop right here, thank you very much but, alas, I have a number of words quota to fill so here we go. Yes Virginia, Wall Street clawed back some of the previous day's losses - the S&P 500 up 0.8% ...

I swear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2014
From this day forth, we'll all be trying to get inside that lady's head. Janet Yellen has just been sworn in as the new chief of that mightiest central bank in the world - the US Federal Reserve - but given the backdrop to her swearing in, Janet must ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed and lacklustre performance on international markets with Wall Street closed and China turning in disappointing growth data. At 0823 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Superannuation funds offering 'green' or 'sustainable' investment options may be misleading their members, with big polluters often topping the holdings lists. The top holding in AustralianSuper's Australian sustainable fund (managed by Perpetual) is ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower as international markets fall. At 0845 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 26 points at 5,342. In economic news on Wednesday, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor ...

RBA and Melbourne Cup two-fecta

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
Punters could enjoy a two-fecta today - the day when the Melbourne Cup meets with the RBA interest rate announcement - should the odds in their favour go. Odds-on are for the RBA to stay (on monetary policy) and Fioreno to win (the Cup). On the surface ...

Market Vectors ETFs get Lonsec seal of approval

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
Market Vectors has received 'Investment GradeIndex' ratings from Lonsec for its new Australian exchange traded funds (ETFs). Market Vectors, which is the ETF business of US investment manager Van Eck Global, launched the four new ETFs on the Australian ...

ASX launches S&P/ASX200 VIX futures

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2013
The ASX today commenced trading of S&P/ASX 200 VIX futures, a new exchange traded product that allows users to trade, hedge and arbitrage anticipated volatility in the Australian equity market. The S&P/ASX 200 VIX index is an Australian equity market ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street suffered hefty losses as the US partial government shutdown continued and worries climbed that the nation may default. At 0807 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract ...

Australian giving grows by $248 million

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Tax-deductible gifts claimed by Australians in the 2010-11 tax year show a $248 million lift in philanthropy, according to an August report published by The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at Queensland University of Technology ...