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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open higher on Friday following strong gains on Wall Street and among commodity prices. At 0706 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 42 points higher at 4607. In economic ...

Depends on the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
... up betting. And then it came. The Australian Bureau of Stats (ABS) reported that retail spending fell by one percent in July - double market expectations for a 0.5 per cent drop - after a similarly worrying 0.8 per cent decline in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
The Australian share market is expected to have another day in positive territory after a rise on Wall street and stronger commodity and metals prices. At 0736 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index contract was 11 points ...

Aussie dollar rises to restore equilibrium

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2009
Proceed at your own risk. Forecasting in quiet times is difficult. Forecasting during periods of uncertainty is even more difficult. Forecasting currency movements during periods of uncertainty is well...a mug's game. The recent surge in the Australian ...

Future Fund books 4.2pc loss

FUTURE FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2009
The Future Fund rode the latest quarter market recovery when it gained 5.1 per cent in the three months to June, but posted a 4.2 per cent loss for the financial year (ex Telstra). The fund's Telstra shares of around two billion gained 4.9 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2009
The Australian share market may fall a little further on Tuesday after equity markets around the world slumped overnight on concerns about heavy losses in Chinese stocks on Monday. At 0718 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price ...

Veritate $1m payment not linked to Sunsuper investment

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
An investigation by forensic accountants at Deloitte has found the $1 million payment to Veritate Pty Ltd was not linked to Sunsuper's $100 million investment into the Trinity Property Trust. Following release of the report, Trinity has apologised to ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The Australian share market was relatively flat at noon as losses in the major miners and other large stocks such as Telstra offset gains in the financial sector. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 4.3 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 4493.9 ...

Bigger doesn't always mean better

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
Having a large portfolio with hundreds of companies doesn't always generate the best diversification as the GFC has proven - sparking a time to revisit concentrated portfolio strategies to reap better returns, said Aberdeen Asset Management. For Andrew ...

Asset completes investment review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2009
The $1.1 billion Asset Super has recently completed the last stage of its investment restructuring process, including changes to the fund's cash, international and Australian equities, alternative and international fixed interest mandates. Recently ...