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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... debt ceiling has buoyed Australian equities. Among the reasons for that were a fall in the US dollar boosting some commodities such as gold and feeding through to local equities, IG market strategist Stan Shamu said. "We are in striking distance of the ...

Praemium to host 5 more BetaShares ETFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2013
... agreed to include five more BetaShares exchange traded funds that focus on domestic equities strategies, currencies and commodities. The new inclusions take to 10 the number of BetaShares ETFs the Praemium SMA will host. The platform also hosts ETFs ...

Market Vectors set to launch four Australian equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... presence in the US with more than $22 billion in assets under management in 60 products spanning international markets, commodities, emerging markets, fixed income and currency. It is now aiming to compete with other established brands in the Australian ...

Macquarie sells private wealth business in Canada

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... including institutional equities, corporate advisory, funds management, asset finance, and fixed income, currencies and commodities. "The combination of MPW Canada and RGMP will result in the best of both worlds - a firm with significantly expanded scale ...

Sagging commodities see drop in foreign investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... sub-custody and the performance of the mining sector in Australia. FSC chief economist James Bond confirmed that the slowing commodities boom and lower interest rates were probably behind this lag. However, he said he believes the downward trend will ...

BetaShares ETFs awarded Lonsec 'Recommended' ratings

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
Lonsec has awarded 'Recommended' ratings to BetaShares' first fundamental index ETF and Commodities Basket ETF. Betashares first fundamental index, the FTSE RAFI Australia 200 ETF provides investors with an exposure to the top 200 companies listed on ...

Run China run

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
... to prop up growth and sent the mining sector soaring since China is a key consumer of metals. In London, shares in commodities giant Glencore Xstrata rallied 5.09 per cent to 282.7 pence, Anglo American jumped 2.14 per cent to 1,435 pence and Rio Tinto ...

Japanese broker enters Australian market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Brendan Gunn, Invast Australia will offer various trading platforms and a range of products including FX, indices, commodities and direct shares. It also plans to launch a new product, a proprietary trading tool called ST24, in the last quarter of 2013. ...

Morningstar to provide share research to RBS Morgans

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
... Morningstar Analyst Research Centre. It features regularly updated analyst reports and ratings, as well as data for stocks, commodities, managed funds and exchange-traded funds. "Australian investors and their advisers are increasingly looking to incorporate ...