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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat following rises on international markets after surprisingly strong US jobs figures. At 0840 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down two points at 5,141. QBE shares fell more ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher following strong gains on Wall Street after a strong jobs report fuelled expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin to reduce its huge stimulus soon. At 0809 AEDT on Monday, the December share price ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher despite a soft lead from Wall Street 0830 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up five points at 5,282. In economic news on Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on Wall Street amid concerns that the US Federal Reserve will scale back its bond-buying program more quickly than previously thought. At 0825 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on international markets. At 0859 AEDT on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 29 points at 5,257. In economic news on Monday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open flat despite gains on international markets after Iran struck a landmark deal on its nuclear program that will see sanctions eased on the key oil exporter. The accord reached over the weekend in Geneva sent crude ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower following mixed performances on world markets overnight. At 0847 AEDT on Wednesday, the December share price index futures contract was down 18 points at 5,365. In economic news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after Wall Street's S&P 500 closed above 1,800 for the first time and the Dow recorded a fresh record. At 0810 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 23 points at 5,372. ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013
The Australian share market is set to open higher as Wall Street rises on encouraging jobs data in the US. At 0815 AEDT on Friday, the December share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,338. There is no economic news scheduled for Friday. ...

Index portfolios mask geographical risks

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
The traditional broad market regional indices used by investors as the basis to construct portfolios are flawed, inadvertently giving rise to unexpected geographical exposures, according to one of the world's largest active investment managers Capital ...