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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
The Australian stockmarket opened one per cent lower in line with weakness on US markets amid continued uncertainty in Greece. US stocks ended in the red on Wednesday as concerns resurfaced that Greece was veering towards default after a debt bailout ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower. At 0635 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was down six points at 4,180. In economic news on Wednesday, the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Survey of Consumer Sentiment ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
Miners and energy stocks have added around one per cent to Australian shares after a successful French debt auction and good production results boosted risk appetite. Shares extended early gains driven by a strong sale of French treasury bills overnight ...

Artio brings high yield to Aust instos

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2011
... for Australia and New Zealand, Ian Webber said the the Australian market was highly sophisticated and similar to the US market. "Some funds are moving away from the traditional four buckets strategy, so something like high yield should work under an ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following mixed movements on Wall Street but a higher close on European markets despite Italy being forced to pay record rates at a bond auction and intense pressure on eurozone finance ministers to avert ...

HOSTPLUS, CareSuper take top gongs at AIST awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
Cooking competitions and Olympians were the winning formulas for HOSTPLUS and CareSuper with the two super funds winning the top awards at the annual AIST 2011 Awards for Excellence. The awards, attended by around 200 industry members, recognised diversity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open lower following negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open slightly higher, despite the US market falling two per cent and while a strong survey of German business confidence did little to stop the major European bourses ending mostly lower. At 0800 AEDT on Friday, the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower following negative movements on international bourses after a weak sale of German 'gold standard' bonds stoked concerns that no one can be safe from the deepening eurozone debt crisis. At 0816 AEDT on Thursday ...

Global ETPs hits $1.58 trillion

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... 2011, attracting US$4.6 billion in October 2011, while European investors showed a penchant for German equities. In the US market similar trends continued with capital flowing into ETFs over the past five weeks according to Investment Company Institute ...