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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open lower today after Wall Street fell overnight. At 0743 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was down 85 points at 4,920. In news today, Australian Chamber of ...

Aus Ethical World Trust beats benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
Australian Ethical Investment is celebrating the one year anniversary of its World Trust after it outperformed its benchmark by 100 basis points since inception. The World Trust was launched on August 2 amidst falling global stock markets and, as such ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (18 - 22 Aug 2008) The dearth of key market moving factors indicates this week that financial market activity will continue to focus on the rapid appreciation of the US dollar against most major currencies and the decline in ...

Nothing new

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
Key economic data released overnight provided no new insight for financial markets but only to confirm the current state of the world - that of slowing growth and still high inflation. While inflation appears to be easing in Australia, consumer prices ...

Same old same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2008
Financial market speculation for an imminent RBA rate cut remained despite yesterday's positive news on domestic inflation and consumer sentiment. But this also did not stop the sell-off in the local sharemarket and investors seeking safety in bonds. ...

Rate Cut in the Offing?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2008
... bonds welcomed the dovish RBA Quarterly Bulletin released yesterday. The RBA Bulletin confirmed the comments it made on 5 August -- after its unchanged interest rate decision - and indicated that it has room to lower interest rates given slowing demand. ...

Top platforms give Basis investors helping hand

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Seven of the industry's leading wealth management providers have teamed up to establish a good will fund for embattled Basis Capital investors. The IFSA Basis Capital Working Group, made up of Asgard, BT Financial Group, Synergy Capital Management ...

SMSF trustee faces criminal charges

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
Castle Hill resident Atan Ona Kassongo has become the first SMSF trustee to be charged by ASIC for failing to maintain the fund in accordance with the sole purpose test. Kassongo, 51, was charged by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Life insurance made easy: AIG

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 AUG 2008
Wanted - 2,200 advisers looking to boost clients' life cover with only a signed declaration of good health as the solo underwriting requirement. AIG Life last week unveilled a six-week promotional campaign targeting 2,200 financial advisers to increase ...

Alternatives: shock absorbers of sub-prime

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2008
As markets turn from bad to worse, alternative investments have proven to be the keystone of solid returns when they turned into shock absorbers protecting investors from capital loss, said Select Asset Management. Since August last year, the sub-prime ...