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India markets up 18pc on election

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
Indian funds could receive renewed investor interest after the country's equity markets rose around 18 per cent following the latest election results. India's democratic elections, which includes more than 700 million voters across 26 states, resulted ...

Lies, damned lies and statistics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
The Australian Bureau of Statistics - the National Bean Counter - has got it wrong. This was the main reaction to yesterday's fall in Australia's unemployment numbers. The Australian Labour Force Report showed that the country's unemployment rate fell ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
The Australian share market was over two per cent higher at noon, driven by a strong lead from Wall Street and a sharp rise in the copper price overnight that lifted local resources stocks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 85.4 points ...

Sellers beware

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2009
Wall Street retreated last night apparently shocked at reports of an unexpected fall in US retail sales. The US Commerce Department reported that retail sales fell 1.1 per cent in March with sales ex-autos declining 0.9 per cent. Expectations were for ...

ESSSuper introduces monthly switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
The $14.6 billion Emergency Services & State Super has increased the frequency of switching rates from a quarterly to monthly starting early this month. Beginning 1 April 2009, members who have an ESSSuper Accumulation Plan, Beneficiary Account, Spouse ...

REST activates growth strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The $13 billion REST Superannuation fund has made a radical change to its growth and defensive asset allocation split - jumping from 67/33 to today's 78/22 in less than 9 months. According to Damian Hill, chief executive of REST, the fund is increasingly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after receiving mixed leads from overseas. Wall Street broke a four-day advance on Monday as a rally in financial stocks fizzled and dragged the market lower. Gold and silver prices were weaker, while ...

Clients duck for income cover

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Australians are taking out income protection in droves as uncertainty from the economic slowdown hits home. Professional Investment Services managing director Grahame Evans said figures from the latest Risk Distribution Monitor Survey showed the level ...

Market Wrap - Morning

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
The Australian share market received negative leads from Wall Street in the end, with all three key indices finishing in the red. Precious metals were down, but copper and oil were higher, crude jumping over six per cent. At 0814 AEDT on the Sydney ...

Boutiques wary of automated systems

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
Most players in the funds management industry acknowledge that the automation of managed funds trading would boost their business - but boutiques are still sitting on the fence with jumping on board. According to Tim Hamer, commercial manager, funds ...