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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
Australian shares are weaker as a fall in the local currency stirs an exodus from equities. The Australian dollar plunged to its lowest level since October 2011, hitting 95.11 cents in early Thursday trade. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
Australian shares have opened half a percentage point weaker as falling commodity prices hit mining stocks, and banking shares rally. The local market has followed Wall Street lower, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the broad-based S&P 500 and ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Australian shares are a little weaker as the market follows Wall street into negative territory. Still, IG market strategist Chris Weston said, the futures market had been expecting an even worse session in the US, where the broad-based S&P 500 finished ...

Preamium SMA deemed suitable for SIV investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
... They are based offshore but know the Australian stock market, and value the ability to see those well-known Australian shares in their portfolios," Varlamos said. "Managing cross-border relationships requires particular skillsets and considerations. ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... market has opened higher after record highs were reached on Wall Street. IG market strategist Evan Lucas said Australian shares were off to a positive start due to strong overseas leads, especially from the United States. "It's been a blanket pick up ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... pleased with how our investment process has performed. Our ability to extend our active fundamental insights into Australian shares by using options enables us to consistently achieve the investment objectives over the full investment cycle," said Mr ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
Australian shares have opened slightly higher, buoyed by resource stocks. IG Markets Stan Shamu said resource stocks were benefiting from a rise in commodity prices following disappointing US employment data, which had pushed the US dollar lower. "The ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... deal with direct property or collectibles," he said. "We will deal with 60% of investments that SMSFs do today: Australian shares, term deposits, fixed interest and cash." Hostplus sees this as a retention strategy and so does AustralianSuper, which ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Australian shares remain near four-and-a-half year highs, pushed up by a fifth straight day of gains on Wall Street. The market has opened about 0.1 per cent higher, with mining stocks the best performers in early trade. CMC Markets chief strategist ...

Green, green grass of home

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... long-term average of 14.7 times for Australia and 17.5 times against 16.2 times for America. As for dividend yields, Australian shares offer a 0.72% premium to 10-year bonds while those for the US gives just a 0.23% premium over an even artificially ...