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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was more than half a per cent stronger at noon, with gains in the financial and iron ore sectors. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 24 points, or 0.62 per cent, at 3,916.1 points, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

No protection in protectionism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
Those who kept the faith shall reap a bountiful harvest. Increased volatility and weaker equity market performance of the past three days have tested the conviction of some investors. Wall Street ended three consecutive days of losses overnight following ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2009
The Australian share market has received a positive lead from Wall Street, with key indices either up or flat, and copper and oil higher, although precious metals were lower. At 0715 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Australian share market was flat at noon on Thursday, with gains among the banks and losses in the resources sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 10.5 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 3,893.6 points at 1200 AEST, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly lower after losses on Wall Street and in Europe, although commodity prices rose after a sell-off earlier in the week. At 0725 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract ...

China's SWF on hiring spree

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The world's ninth largest sovereign wealth fund, the $240 billion China Investment Corporation, is embarking on a recruitment spree to boost its investment teams. A statement released yesterday on the CIC website noted that they were seeking "qualified ...

Super funds to re-jig mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
A majority 64 per cent of Australia's major superannuation funds are looking to change their investment mandates to factor in climate change issues, a survey found. The Climate Institute and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ...

HNWs to buy Aus equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
Australian High Net Worth (HNW) investors, or those with more than $1 million of investable assets, are more likely to put fresh funds into Australian equities and cash-like investments over the next 12 months than in any other asset classes, a survey ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open little changed as the negative sentiment following falls in US stocks are offset by the positive sentiment generated by gains in the oil price. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share ...

Furlan to lead Super Complaints Tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
The former compliance manager for LegalSuper Jocelyn Furlan has been appointed chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Senator Nick Sherry, the former minister for superannuation and corporate law, announced Jocelyn Furlan as the full-time ...