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Snowball shares rebound by 60% as company reassures investors

Shares in listed financial services group Snowball have rebounded by 60 per cent today as the company moved to reassure investors about its financial strength. The stock was trading at $0.16 in the afternoon session, after having dropped as low as $0.10 ...

Global hedge funds return 2.6% in April: Van

The Van Global Hedge Fund Index rose 2.6 per cent in April, its strongest month since January, Van Hedge Fund Advisors have announced. Van said that April's broad-based stock market rally was certainly a key contributor to hedge funds' success during ...

Morning market wrap: US shares continue to fall

The Dow Jones index suffered a second consecutive day of modest losses as softer consumer sentiment for the month of April followed on from renewed fears of the global terrorist threat-sparked by the suicide attack in Saudi Arabia. Domestically, AMP ...

Growth style fightback continues in April: Mercer

Growth-style funds enjoyed another positive month in April as the median manager returned 2.9 per cent, according to Mercer's latest Pooled Fund Survey. The Russell PST Growth fund led the way with a return of 4.6%, ahead of the Sagitta Rothschild Balanced ...

Hedge funds trail broader indices in April: Hennessee

Hedge funds returned 3.04 per cent in April according to the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index, well below the S&P 500 (8.30%) and the Dow Jones (6.11%) indices, Hennessee said today. "The market may be on the verge of a momentum breakout but fundamentals ...

Unemployment drops 0.1% to 6.1% in April 2003: ABS

The national unemployment figure dropped from 6.2 per cent in March 2003 to 6.1% in April 2003, according to the employment statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The labour force participation rate dipped from 64.1% to 64%. ...

Court freezes assets of Queensland property group

The Supreme Court of Queensland has frozen certain assets of First Foundation Developments following an application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Interim orders issued by the court freeze assets to the value of approximately ...

Morningstar gives three star rating to Challenger small caps

Morningstar has given a three-star rating for Challenger International's small companies 'neutral style' investment process in its Australian equities sector strength rating, highlighting the fund's investment process and risk management as being 'weak'. ...

Principal appoints Ben Aiken to replace Tim Russell

The Principal Office Fund has appointed Ben Aiken to director of capital transactions to replace the departing Tim Russell, it has announced. "We are advanced in our recruiting drive for an additional asset manager. On appointment, and after an appropriate ...

Sydney property scheme promoter sentenced to jail

Sydney property promoter Stephen Taylor has been sentenced to 12 months jail following a guilty plea to six charges brought by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), ASIC said today. The charges relate to an investigation into ...