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Wen's visible hand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
Where are they now? Those hard landing-ers? Wall Streets and European equities jumped 1.7% and 1.4%, respectively - on the final day of last week's trading as markets welcomed news that China's economy slowed "as expected" to 7.6% in the year to the ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
BT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach. Mark Spiers, BT's general manager of advice said technology will be a key battleground ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
The Australian share market opened flat on the back of a mixed night of overseas trading. At 1040 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 3.6 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 4,100.1, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 2.4 points ...

A-REIT concentration raises active mgt questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian listed property trust securities sector is plagued by concentration issues, according to Lonsec's annual review. While most funds in the sector are benchmarked against the S&P/ASX-200 A-REIT Accumulation Index or the S&P/ASX-300 A-REIT ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has fallen as investors sell off local mining stocks following falls on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down seven points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,090, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following sharp falls on Wall Street overnight as investors digest a positive start to the US earnings season, a eurozone deal to help support Spain and its banks, and disappointing Chinese trade data. At ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened higher, driven by lower than expected falls on US markets overnight. At 1050 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 17 points, or 0.41 per cent, at 4,135.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

AMP Capital, Aberdeen score Advance mandates

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
AMP Capital and Aberdeen Asset Management have won fixed income mandates from Advance, a specialist asset management business owned by Westpac's BT Financial Group. The mandates will form part of the Advance Australian Fixed Interest Multi-Blend Fund ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
The Australian sharemarket has opened slightly lower following interest rate cuts in Europe and China. At 1013 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 12.4 points, or 0.3 per cent, at 4,156.8, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

ASIC uncovers investment scam

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
... that resulted in 37 investors losing approximately $680,000. The Supreme Court of Queensland has made declarations against West Trade Group, West Trade Cars, West Two and its directors Tiffany Lea O'Donnell, Russell John Lewis and John Steven Pitcher. ...