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Afternoon market wrap: Shares stronger in late trade

... disappointment with the resource group's recent earnings warning. The local bond market recovered from early losses, after a Washington Post story suggested the Fed would still go ahead and cut US rates by 50 basis points at next week's FOMC meeting. ...

ICI backs stronger protection for hedge fund investors

The Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI) has backed moves by the US' Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to tighten the regulatory framework governing hedge funds in a bid to 'protect' investors, it has announced. "The Institute ...

Morning market wrap: All Ordinaries at three month high

... result of the killer flu. In the Korean peninsula tensions still remain high as Pyongyang continues its standoff with Washington and Seoul. Russia's deputy foreign minister, Alexander Losyukov said that the next several hours are crucial and could have ...

Government appoints Reith for EBRD in London

... official with the Commonwealth Treasury, for an appointment as an alternative executive director at the World Bank in Washington for a period of four years starting July 1 2003. O'Brien has been the senior treasury representative in Australia's delegation ...

Worldwide mutual funds rise to over $18.7 trillion

... mutual funds rose 5.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2002 to A$18.7 trillion, according to a report released by the Washington-based Investment Company Institute on behalf of the International Funds Association, an organization of mutual fund associations. ...

ERG agrees $25.6 million bond terms for smart card projects

... ERG said the bonds comprise of $9 million for a project in Stockholm, and $16.6 million for projects in Seattle and Washington. The bonds will help reduce ERG's cash exposure to the $200 million projects that have been awarded over the past couple of ...

Morning wrap market wrap: US shares fall back into the red

Paul Cully Shares on Wall Street finished lower overnight as the likelihood of avoiding war diminished, with Washington suggesting that the destruction of banned missiles was a case of 'too little too late' for Iraq. The Dow Jones index dropped 53.22 ...