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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... Department gave the market modest comfort when it said orders for manufactured products rose by 1.3 per cent in July. The figure was higher than the 0.8 per cent predicted. The department also upwardly revised its June reading to an increase of 2.1 per ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... while Australian super funds accounted for only two per cent of the total assets of the world top 300 pension funds, the figure has doubled in a year. State Super, Future Fund, Australian Super, UniSuper, Qsuper, PSS/CSS, FSS-NSW, REST, Hesta, Construction ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered on market expectations and cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7.0 percent. The ink on the RBA's decision has barely dried but markets were at it again, expecting another quarter of a percent ...

Advisers open doors to $50k clients

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
... the 250 advisers surveyed still believe that a client needs at least $100,000 of investable assets to be viable, but the figure is a four per cent drop from last year's 63 per cent. "[Advisers] are still focused on the $100,000 mark or more, but the ...

Rate cut? maybe not

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
There we have it, capital investment by Australian companies - past and planned -- remains solid. This underscores the domestic economy's resilience to the turmoil in the credit markets and the weakening global economy. However, instead of completely ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger after US stocks gained for a third day overnight, led by manufacturers and financial companies. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was ...

AMP's profits down 2pc

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
AMP Limited has posted a two per cent fall in its underlying profit to $437 million after weathering challenging investment market conditions, but its financial services division survived the storm to report a three per cent increase in operating earnings. ...

Fundies must upskill in low-carbon world

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
A $500 billion carrot awaits the new breed of fund managers willing to do their homework on climate change, but the road to the burgeoning investment sector is full of stumbling blocks. Speaking at an IMCA briefing this week, DWS investment analyst ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open in positive territory after US stocks ended mostly higher overnight. At 0740 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was up six points at 4,992. Today, the ...

Capex & Credit at the forefront

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 24 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (25 - 29 Aug 2008) Last week's economic releases continued the common theme of global weakness and elevated inflation. Financial market activity were once again volatile as thin trading volumes exaggerated downward moves in ...