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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... $20.37. National turnover at 1201 AEST was 970.7 million securities changing hands for $2.3 billion. Some 419 stocks were trading higher, 401 were lower and 337 steady.

CBA in takeover bid for Count Financial

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Bank has announced a $373 million takeover bid for financial planning group Count Financial, which went into a surprise trading halt this morning before the news. Count Financial share volumes surged yesterday on the Australian Securities Exchange with ...

Liquidity strength in CTAs

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... (FRM) has introduced weekly liquidity for its FRM Sigma Fund, which invests in a globally-sourced portfolio of Commodity Trading Advisers (CTAs) that specialise in managed futures. These alternative investments mainly use futures contracts over indices ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... 17,247 contracts traded. The local market opened about 0.9 per cent firmer, but eased back in morning trade amid lacklustre trading volumes. "It's very quiet," Bell Potter senior adviser Stuart Smith said. "The private investors are already committed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... sentiment firmed following a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the Australian dollar was trading at 106.15 US cents, up from 105.02 US cents on Friday. Since 0700 AEST on Monday, the local unit traded between 105.62 US ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... Resolute Mining announce their first half results. In Australia, the market on Friday closed down, ending a flat day of trading ahead of a speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, which was scheduled for after the local market closed. S&P/ASX200 ...

Media Super $30m alpha mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... with their other conservative portfolio assets. The Aurora fund will be lead by John Corr, the ex-head of proprietary trading for Citi, and has a six year track record with an annualised return of 9.32% after fees to 31 July 2011.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... today is people covering shorts and selling longs so they can have a neutral position and then they can reassess their trading stance on Monday when the outcome of Bernanke's comments will be known." Making news on Friday, ASX Ltd shares rose 22 cents ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... as the market waits for a speech from the US central bank chairman. At 0700 (AEST) on Friday, the Australian dollar was trading at 104.31 US cents, down from 104.56 cents on Thursday. Since 1700 (AEST) on Thursday, the local unit traded between 104.23 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
... market analyst Peter Esho said the market was being led by the results of industrial companies this week, with investor trading based on whether they had met or exceeded expectations. "So far this reporting season, the overwhelming theme has been vagueness ...