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C'mon, Aussie, c'mon

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
Want a growth stock, a real growth stock? Look no further than our very own Australian dollar. After hitting parity with the once mighty greenback back in October last year, it drowned when this year's floods devastated most of Queensland, parts of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
The Australian stock market has received a positive set of leads from offshore markets, with Wall Street trading higher and oil and metals prices firmer. At 0835 AEDT, the June share price index contract was up 19 points at 4,689 points, on volume of ...

Wingate profits from Everest stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Fund manager Wingate Direct Investments has sold its 19.9 per cent investment in Everest Financial Group after receiving an anonymous bid for its stake, gaining 32 per cent on its original investment. The investment manager offloaded its stake in Everest ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The Australian share market is trading at six-and-a-half month lows at noon, with investor confidence low due to instability in world markets and the effects of the crisis in Japan. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 6.7 points lower at ...

Japan shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
The still-unfolding disaster in Japan is sapping the optimism off financial markets. Stock markets rallied yesterday but it looks like they'll be down again today. Volatility is the order of today and would remain so for as long as strong aftershocks ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from Wall Street over the weekend, although world markets appear tentative as they assess the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Friday. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

MTAA Super hires former Vic premier

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
Former Victorian premier John Brumby has taken on the role as chairman of MTAA Super. The role, which commences April 4, was appointed to Brumby due, in part, to his extensive history in the infrastructure sector, a key part of MTAA Super's investment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar was flat at noon as investors preferred to stay on the sidelines amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East and rising oil prices. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.36 US cents, little changed from Friday's local close ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Australian dollar opened flat on Monday, after an up-and-down offshore session. At 0700 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.33 US cents, down marginally from Friday's local close of 101.41 US cents. During the weekend offshore session, the Australian ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors are wading back into developed market equities in a reversal of recent investment trends as the US and Europe continue to gain traction. Concerns, mainly inflationary, but also geopolitical, have contributed to the shift of capital out of ...