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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open significantly higher as Wall Street had its best day in three months on better-than-expected United States economic growth figures. US gross domestic product rose at an annual rate of 3.5 per cent in the ...

BTIM attracts $1bn in net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
BT Investment Management (BTIM) gained $1 billion in net fund flows from institutional and wholesale clients for the year to September while its funds under management (FUM) rose slightly to $36 billion. BTIM full year results found while average FUM ...

A tale of confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Let's leave hard US economic data aside for today. There's not so much we can gather from them these days anyway and perhaps for a few more months to come. Yes, Virginia. The economic numbers have become boring. Day after day, month after month, we ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to continue its recent run of losses on Thursday as Wall Street fell sharply on weaker economic data and a lower forecast for upcoming growth figures. At 0720 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share ...

MLC FUM falls 19pc, in-force premiums rise

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
MLC's average funds under management (FUM) fell 19 per cent to $74 billion for the year to September while spot annual in-force premiums rose by over 12 per cent to $968 million. The NAB full year results found average FUM dropped from $92 billion to ...

Joined at the hip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
... about the country's near-term outlook. So much so that the central bank found it necessary to issue a statement back in September - and reiterated after the October monetary policy meeting -- announcing its intention to keep interest rates at current ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower as mixed economic data gave Wall Street a mixed day of trading. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was 21 points lower at 4,743. In economic news ...

ING to divest insurance and investments

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
Dutch banking and insurance giant ING plans to dispose its insurance and investment businesses over the next four years to shore up its balance sheet and repay its government debt. In a company statement released overnight, the group revealed a massive ...

Elusive 10K

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2009
The Dow's hold on that elusive 10K-point mark remains elusive. Perhaps it is the consensus' way of affirming that, indeed, the market has run ahead of itself. Wall Street slid further overnight with the Dow slipping further below the 10K mark despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open lower after US markets fell one per cent on Friday as investors booked profits following a busy week for company earnings reports. At 0730 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index ...