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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
Australian stocks were slightly lower to noon as investors sat on their hands ahead of the release of a raft of US data. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.29 per cent, at 4,199.6 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

BetaShares launches High Interest cash ETF

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
BetaShares has launched the first in a range of cash exchange traded funds due on the Australian Securities Exchange in the coming weeks. The Australian High Interest Cash exchange traded fund (ETF) will hold Australian dollars in bank deposit accounts ...

Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... not-for-profit funds are independent in that they are 'non-executive' directors and therefore meet the independence test under the ASX (corporate) guidelines," Reynolds told Financial Standard. The FSC policy stipulation that directors must not hold ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
The Australian share market at noon was higher, after overseas markets rallied on indications that Greece had achieved the bondholder support needed for a crucial debt swap. At 1200 AEDT on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had risen 21.2 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has climbed higher as investors appear to be looking past Greece's negotiations with bondholders and Australia's jobs figures. At 1200 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17.2 points, or 0.42 per cent ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Gender quotas may be an uncomfortable prospect for the current generation, but they offer potential to fast track the remedy of gender imbalance in senior corporate positions for subsequent generations. That was a key message derived from yesterday's ...

Tech providers relish multi-exchange environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
SunGard's Valdi has announced access to the ASX new PureMatch high-frequency, low-latency order book, joining its operations on Chi-X Australia announced in October last year. "SunGard is helping market participants in Australia capitalise on the changes ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
The Australian share market has opened sharply lower, after US markets suffered their biggest losses since November, on more worries over Europe. At 1017 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 43.2 points, or 1.03 per cent, at 4,161.5 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
Australian stocks were lower at noon as weakness in the materials and metals and minerals sector dragged the broader market into the red. At 1212 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 41.3 points, or 0.95 per cent, at 4,221.7 points, while the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
Australian stocks opened flat on Monday, with weakness among gold and metals companies offset by a firmer start from the info tech sector. At 1027 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 0.6 points, or 0.01 per cent, at 4,272.5 points, while the ...