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SMSFs in share buying mood

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... never been a body to act in these important investors' collective interests. With such a significant holding in Australian stocks, the views of ASMA members are important insights into current market conditions." ASMA membership numbers climbed by around ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... broader All Ordinaries index slumped 50.9 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 3,927.6, the lowest since July 2009. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied sharply Monday as investors saw positive signs in European efforts to find a way to resolve the eurozone debt crisis. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... line with recent trends. Turnover was 909.67 million shares changing hands for $1.97 billion, with about six of every 10 stocks trading lower. "Any rise in this market is still tentative and we'll have to see what the outcome of these G20 talks on a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 66.2 points, or 1.64 per cent, at 3,978.5 points. NEW YORK - US stocks halted their downward slide on Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hovering just above the break-even mark at the ...

Super funds call for calm amid market fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... expectation of prolonged volatility and the possibility of a slowdown in demand from China, the fundamentals of Australian stocks remained strong. "We still support investing in equities, they look particularly attractive given the way markets have priced ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... market could have been worse, considering negative overnight offshore leads, with France faring the worst as financial stocks dragged it 5.25 per cent lower. Driving the moribund investor sentiment was concern about a lack of unity being shown by the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after Wall Street lost more than 3.5 per cent and European stocks also fell sharply overnight. At 0714 AEST on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was down 76 points at 3,890. In economic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... 24, the December share price index futures contract was 86 points lower at 4,000 points, with 22,680 contracts traded. US stocks dived after the Federal Reserve announced mostly expected measures to support the US economy, and painted a grim economic ...

Hunter Hall Asian value fund earns three stars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... with a focus on under researched and undiscovered Asian businesses in a highly concentrated portfolio of no more than 50 stocks. "There are a few surprises in store for investors familiar with Hunter Hall's other equities products," said Justine Gorman ...

Twisting the blues away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... repayments. And as for Wall Street, lower long-term interest rates reduce (further) the attraction of bonds relative to stocks. Not only this, lower bond yields increases stock market valuation by increasing discounted cash flows due to a lower discount ...