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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
The Australian share market has opened slightly stronger after US markets continued to climb to new highs. The early gains were being held back by some nervousness in the financial sector and weakness among mining stocks, IG Markets strategist Stan ...

Former Hunter Hall managers gather new FUM in Morphic

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... told Financial Standard. The recovery in the US economy and especially in the housing market appealed to Morphic so the US market plays a part in their portfolio. "When we started, we were very excited about the US recovery and particularly about the ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... here, at 7.9 per cent," "Sharemarket investors buy the future rather the present, however, and when they look at the US market and the companies that inhabit it, they like what they see". They see higher productivity, they see "big economic dividend ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... done in the US, where it said the housing market was improving. QBE Insurance, which also has a large exposure to the US market, was another strong performer, up 37 cents, or 2.9 per cent, at $13.12. Engineering firm UGL disappointed the market, with ...

ASIC speeds up misconduct probe

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s latest report on the supervision of markets and participants shows that the regulator has significantly reduced the time it takes to start investigations of suspicious market conduct. Of ...

Small shareholders eclipsed by instos

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Large institutions including Australian superannuation funds and offshore investors are increasing their allocation to listed Australian companies while small shareholders have slashed their portfolios, a study for the Australian Investor Relations ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... points, or 0.18 per cent, to end on 1,509.39. While disappointing December quarter US productivity data weighed down the US market, RBS Morgans senior equities adviser Tony Russell said Australian investors were sitting on the sidelines in anticipation ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
The Australian share market has rebounded slightly from its weak start. At 1045 AEDT on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 4.3 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,916.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 3.8 points, or 0.08 per ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following rebounds on European and US markets overnight. At 0631 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 20 points at 4,865. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... Street and a better than expected production report from mining giant BHP Billiton. "We saw positive leads from the US market overnight and since the close there we've seen some tech reports which suggest we'll see further gains in the US market tonight ...