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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Australian shares look set to open lower after a flat performance on Wall Street and sharp falls on European markets following negative German business data. At 0812 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 15 points ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
Australian shares look set to open lower after a flat performance on Wall Street and sharp falls on European markets following negative German business data. At 0645 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 16 points ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher following solid gains on Wall Street after strong earnings reports. At 0815 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 18 points at 5,422. Locally, in economic news on Monday ...

FEATURE: Is it time to change the conversation about ETFs?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
... passive instrument for retail investors. But is this the right way to think about ETFs? Since the first ETFs were listed on the ASX in August 2001, the sector has grown beyond recognition. Those first two ETFs - both provided by State Street Global Advisors' ...

Research houses give Medibank IPO approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
Research houses Morningstar and Lonsec have given their recommendation for investors to subscribe to the Medibank Private initial public offering. "This represents an opportunity to invest in Australia's largest private health insurer at a fair price ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open higher, after gains on Wall Street overnight. At 0704 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 17 points points at 5,389. Wall Street stocks rose more than one per cent following ...

Folkestone beefs up distribution

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... experienced team serving our existing clients and expanding our distribution network." Folkestone Funds Management is a part of the ASX-listed Folkestone group, which has more than $800 million in funds under management across listed and unlisted real ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street with investors still nervous after the volatility of the past few weeks. At 0805 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was down 28 points at 5,349. ...

UBS launches borrow-to-buy share vehicle

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... Investment Builders innovatively combines a limited recourse loan with a share or ETF that can be seamlessly purchased on the ASX in a similar way to buying shares outright and often at reduced brokerage costs," UBS head of derivatives sales Travis Miller ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
Australian shares looks set to open higher after international markets shot up on strong Chinese economic growth data and rumours Europe's central bank will step up its monetary stimulus. At 0805 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures ...