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Instos move on Treasury stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
Perpetual and Telstra Super have each bought more than one million ordinary shares in Treasury Group, which means both groups hold a five per cent voting share in the boutique incubator. Both groups bought more than 1.1 million of ordinary shares in ...

Zenith rates Antares Lodestar fund 'recommended'

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... Partners, and uses a stock screening process that involves quantitative analysis and qualitative fundamental research to select stocks. The strategy allows the investment team to short sell and hold cash, which protects the portfolio in falling markets. ...

Motorcycle diaries

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... enthusiasts in the industry. "Riding...requires a great deal of concentration and anticipation not unlike managing portfolios of stocks," said Carter, who currently rides a Harley Davidson Softail and KTM 640 Super Moto. Former chair of the FPA and Triumph ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
Australian shares are likely to open higher on Friday after US stocks gained on better than expected US export figures. At 0711 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 26 points higher at 4,640. In company news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... this morning and it goes to show that the doom-and-gloom merchants have got it wrong," Mr Morrow said. He said banking stocks had been buoyed by the news. "They are well leveraged to a better economy, which has been evidenced from these employment data," ...

Ord Minnett appoints head of research

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... LINWAR Securities, responsible for the equity analyst team, plus stock research of Australian agricultural and industrial stocks including ABB, AACo, AWB, CSR, Elders, Graincorp, Nufarm, PrimeAg, Ruralco and Warrnambool Cheese. Scott joined LINWAR Securities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2009
... other countries. Investors have been looking for any signs that debt problems could trip up a global economic recovery. Stocks pared their losses as the dollar fell. The weaker greenback has been a big force behind the market's steep gains this year. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
The Australian sharemarket was lower at noon, led by declines in gold and resources stocks amid weaker oil and gold prices. At 1205 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 55.3 points, or 1.18 per cent, at 4,615.3, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

SSFS ushers Asian Century in $1bn global equities overhaul

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... home country bias as a way to capture the China growth story. For example, many investors could buy domestic commodity stocks such as Rio Tinto or BHP as a way to tap Chinese equities-like returns. "How can an Australian equities manager give you proper ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2009
... Exchange. On Tuesday, the Australian share market closed marginally weaker amid relatively quiet trading, with financial stocks slipping into the red on the prospect of higher interest rates pushing up bad debts. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed ...