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The light, the light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
There were some encouraging economic statistics released out of the US over the past two days. Is this the light at the end of the tunnel? Or an oncoming train's headlights? This is better explained by a scene in the 'Blues Brothers' movie where Jake ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks recovered late in the trading session on positive economic reports. Gold miners may gain on the rise in the precious metal and energy stocks may decline after the oil price ...

Aus Ethical wins CMSF gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's Retail Superannuation fund has won the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) sustainable investment Infinity Award for the second year running. The Infinity Award recognises the fund as a leader in sustainable investment ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
The Australian share market was trading at a two-month high at noon, after US stocks surged on the government's plan to remove bad assets from bank balance sheets. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 51.8 points, or 1.46 per cent, at 3,602.1 ...

Treasure for trash

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Here comes the meat! US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner finally served up the meat to his 10 February bail-out barbecue fizzler. And the market saw that it was good. Equity markets around the world rallied following the unveiling of the details ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to rise after US stocks surged on the government's plan to help banks remove bad assets from their books and a report that showed existing home sales rose in the US. At 0736 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Euro fixed income ETF assets grow 250 pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
European based fixed income exchange traded fund (ETF) assets under management (AUM) grew 250 per cent to more than $62 billion in just under two years. The latest data from Deutsche Bank found fixed income ETFs grew from just under $18 billion to over ...

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  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open marginally higher on Friday despite a fall in US stocks overnight. Gold, silver, copper and oil prices leapt higher overnight. At 0659 AEDT, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open higher after Wall Street shares rallied after the Federal Reserve announced its plan to buy $US1 trillion ($A1.51 trillion) of bonds in a bid to pull the US economy out of a severe recession. At 0647 AEDT ...