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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was higher at noon, boosted by the resources sector after strong commodity prices overnight. At 1201 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 16.1 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,641.0, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Money, money, money

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was 1.3 per cent lower in intra-day trading, with offshore currency plays and China's surprise interest rate hike weighing on the market. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 63.6 points, or 1.37 per cent ...

Future Fund offloads Telstra shares

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
The $67 billion-plus Future Fund has sold 113.6 million Telstra shares - bringing its holding in the telecom giant down from 10.9 to 10 per cent. At a senate estimates hearing yesterday, the Future Fund Board of Guardians said it had sold the shares ...

State Street lifted by passive strategies, ETFs

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
State Street, one of the true global investment management giants, reported third quarter results overnight, with the Boston-based company growing profits compared to both the previous quarter and last year. Assets under management rose to US$1.9 trillion ...

Challenger buoyed by annuities, boutiques

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
The guaranteed income streams provided by annuities continue to prove popular with Australian retirees post GFC, with Challenger Financial Services posting another record quarter for its annuities' business. In figures released yesterday, Challenger ...

NTAA challenge planners to cut fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
Full fee disclosure and an open discussion with clients are necessary to improve the credibility of the financial planning industry, according to a planning association. A newly established financial planning association yesterday said that the financial ...

QE2 or bust

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... unexpected fall in industrial production. And no, that is not a typo. Wall Street was actually happy that it was disappointed. Huh? Yes, you read correctly. Because every slowing stat, each data disappointment increase the likelihood that the US dollar ...

Queuing for QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... more, businesses will start investing more - in shops, equipment and labour - everything wrong would be righted again! Oh yes, yes, yo! That is if you and I and our third grade child believe that other leaders of the free and not so free world are numbskulls ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon, marking time following soft offshore leads from Wall Street overnight. At 1202 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 25.8 points lower, or 0.55 per cent, at 4,673.3 while the broader All Ordinaries ...