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Aus equities FMs target solid result stocks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... opportunities within the broader resource-related areas. There's also some opportunities across domestic cyclicals. The banks are probably looking okay as well," he said. "We're expecting a lot of earnings growth in the next 18 months, some companies ...

PIS to step up competition in cash savings

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... become an all-round financial services outfit, providing products and services that have long been the domain of the big banks, including the all-important area of bank deposit products. As one of the largest financial planning groups in the country ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2010
... its second consecutive day of post-Easter gains, amid relatively low volumes as investors awaited earnings results from banks. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index climbed to a high of 4,970.9 points at 1347 AEST before finishing 7.2 points, or 0.15 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Mr McCarthy said. "What's impressive is (that) it's not the big cap stocks that are shining. BHP, Rio and the four major banks are all quite steady, (but) the performance is coming from the broader market itself. "It's the mid and small cap stars that ...

Boutique small cap backer fills bank funding gap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Hynd, investment director at Co-Investor Capital Partners, said many small cap companies struggled to negotiate funding from banks, which allowed the firm to invest and provide capital to those companies that have the potential to be profitable in the ...

How high and how long

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... Dickens' novel, A Tale of Two Cities, have again been brought to life by two opposing monetary prescriptions by two central banks - further interest rate hikes for the Reserve Bank of Australia and extended period of low interest rates for the US Federal ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 APR 2010
... about a dozen points of reaching the psychological milestone of 11,000 for the first time in 18 months. Shares of regional banks rose following upbeat comments from analysts. Tech stocks were mixed after business software company CA Inc said earnings ...

Perpetual tops S&P review

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... that share a number of key characteristics. For instance, Aberdeen's financials-sector fund invests in a narrow universe of banks and insurance companies. Perpetual, AXA, and Investors Mutual manage industrials-sector funds that exclude resources shares. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
... sessions, but market players retreated on Wednesday ahead of a five-day break. Chinese shares also closed lower, led by banks and oil stocks. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand share market finished higher, with Contact Energy and Mainfreight the standout ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... 137.36 points, or 0.65 per cent, at 21,374.79. Turnover was $HK62.86 billion ($A8.83 billion). China shares closed higher as banks gained on bargain hunting while metal producers rallied amid expectations of increasing demand. WELLINGTON - The New Zealand ...