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Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
There were snippets of good news overnight although on the whole, they were just that -snippets. Bad news dominated the headlines. There was more of the same confusing data out of America. Jobless claims rose by 12,000 in the week ending 18 September  ...

Competing to devalue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
Let it rip boys! US equities closed weaker while we were sleeping apparently still reeling from the previous day's FOMC assessment that the US economy remains weak. Ok, let's give it that. But Bloomberg took it a bit farther. "The Fed said yesterday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2010
The Australian market has received mixed leads from offshore trading, with Wall Streets's key indices lower, but precious and base metals were higher. Oil fell slightly. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0747 AEST, the December share price index contract ...

Aust Unity to buy Westpac FML

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
Australian Unity Investment (AUI) buys Westpac Funds Management Limited (WFML), taking its total property funds under management to $1.7 billion. WFML is the responsible entity of the Westpac Diversified Property Fund (WDPF), with AUI agreeing to a ...

TAAM attracts top Asia guns

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
Boutique fund manager Treasury Asia Asset Management has appointed leading contrarian investor Marc Faber and one of Singapore's most successful fund managers, Teng Ngiek-Lian, to its investment advisory board. Faber, author of "The Gloom Boom & Doom ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2010
The Australian market has received strong leads from offshore trading overnight. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, at 0743 AEST, the December share price index contract was 42 points higher at 4,693. In economics news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was marginally weaker at noon, as profit takers drove losses among materials and financial stocks, following a recent positive run. At 1201 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 22 points, or 0.47 per cent, at 4,639.5 ...

Dob in a fraud: CalPERS

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
Notice a fraud activity at your super fund? Members of the US' largest public pension fund CalPERS can now complain about fraudsters following the launch of an ethics helpline. The helpline will enable the pension fund to receive tips, concerns and ...

Market Wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2010
The Australian share market is expected to open firmer on Thursday as Wall Street rebounded after an early dip on Wednesday to close higher as investors tried to keep a September rally alive. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September  ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
The Australian share market was half a per cent stronger at noon, with higher prices for base metals and a new record gold price buoying resources stocks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24.3 points, or 0.53 per cent, at 4,650.8 at 1208 AEST ...