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That elusive 6000

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
... Maybe this time. Another day, another crack at that round numbered psychological level (hurdle?) of 6,000 points. The S&P/ASX 200 index has done so repeatedly over the past few weeks only to be pushed back. It tried again yesterday, reached a high of ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after Wall Street fell as investors awaited Apple earnings results and a Federal Reserve policy meeting. At 0816 AEST on Tuesday, the June share price index futures contract was up nine points at 5,981. In ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
Resources stocks are driving the Australian share market towards the key 6,000 mark following gains in commodity prices. Higher oil and iron ore prices have prompted investors to move into the resources sector following overseas share market gains on ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street gained on Friday with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both reaching new record highs.A At 0808 AEST on Monday, the June share price index futures contract was up 24 points at 5,962. No major ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Australian share market has opened higher as investors pile into resources stocks. Both the S&P/ASX200 and All Ordinaries are up around one per cent as optimism about a possible turnaround for commodities offsets a lacklustre lead from overseas. ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
A recently launched gender diversity index is showing ASX200 companies who have more than 25% of women on their boards are outperforming all male boardrooms by more than 7% per annum. The Diversity Index is produced by investment manager Infinitas and ...

Managed Account Holdings to invest in advisory firms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... suitable for an SMSF. It is proposed that if PHL is successful, its board will seek to list the company separately on the ASX within two years of the initial investment in an advisory firm. As part of an initial investment in an advisory firm, it is ...

Small cap fund opens to retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... the decision to develop a PDS that would make the fund available to a wider range of investors. The fund invests mainly in ASX-listed small caps and its objective is to deliver a total return of CPI plus 7.5%, as well as to outperform the S&P/ASX Small ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open higher, following gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0654 AEST on Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 5,858. In the US, the Nasdaq index smashed its 15-year-old record Thursday ...

Van Eck grows distribution team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... billion. Under its Market Vectors ETFs brand, Van Eck Global offers over 60 ETFs globally, including six ETFs listed on the ASX. The company is one of the largest providers of ETFs in the US and worldwide.