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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little changed - or lower if it follows the slides on international markets overnight. At 0651 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,106. In economic news on Tuesday ...

AvSuper awards double alternatives mandate

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
AvSuper is poised to deliver two $20 million investment mandates to managers for its growth alternatives portfolio and has appointed a new investment officer. The fund is in the process of mandating Coller Capital and Siguler Guff to invest in private ...

Hastings appoints new chief executive

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Hastings Funds Management, owned by Westpac, has appointed Andrew Day as its new chief executive. Day will begin his role with Hastings on 17 October 2011 and is an experienced chief executive with a domestic and international track record. He was until ...

Waiting and hoping

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
Change is the only constant. Many of you gentle readers would have noticed the change in my stance these past few weeks - not overnight as reader Paul accuse - over the state of the global economy and financial markets. Let me explain why am not in ...

Perpetual shuts $1bn mortgage funds to focus on income

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Perpetual is closing its suite of mortgage funds, which have around $1 billion in funds under management, turning its attention to commercial mortgage lending and a secured private debt series for retail investors. As of September 17, Perpetual will ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
Now that's what I'm talking about. See what a little concerted, decisive action does. Global equity markets rallied following news that the European Central Bank, in coordination with the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan and ...

ETF markets August fall

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
For the first time in three years, the $5.2 billion ETF market has contracted with net redemptions of around $70 million for the month of August although gold and silver funds still performed well. Measured in the four weeks ending September 5 this ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
Australian shares were up more than 1.5 per cent by noon, but had shed some of their earlier gains as the initial enthusiasm of buyers waned. At the open the market bounced back from a weak close on Wednesday after a rally on European and US markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday following gains on Wall Street overnight and halting Wednesday's losses. At 0710 AEST on Thrusday, the September share price index futures contract was up 72 points at 4,088. In economics news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon but had shed some of their early gains, with investors awaiting firmer direction on the Greek debt crisis. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.5 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,079.2 while the broader ...