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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... $15.29. Commonwealth Bank fell 97 cents, or 2.64 per cent to $35.77. The price of Rio Tinto shares fell sharply in early trading amid speculation the resources giant may alter or scrap its planned $US19.5 billion ($A25.89 billion) deal with Chinese company ...

Pause that refreshes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2009
... third consecutive day of losses. The S&P 500 fell by 2.7 per cent overnight, taking its total losses over the past three trading sessions to 4.9 per cent. I don't see what the big deal is all about given that the US benchmark equity index remains almost ...

Goldilocks Budget 2009

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... neatly stocked in our office shelves for easy reference. Many of the bright young lads who populate the government offices, trading desks and boardrooms of today may have also been affected by the recession of the 1990s...but only indirectly. Recessions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2009
... was 20 points higher at 3,889. In company news on Wednesday, Commonwealth Bank of Australia releases its March quarter trading update. CSL Ltd is scheduled to publish its annual results and Brisbane Broncos Ltd holds its annual general meeting in Brisbane. ...

Thrift is the new cool: K2

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... "traded up", buying luxury goods, expensive cars and bigger houses. In a recession, the trend reverses and consumers start trading down, cutting down expenses and "retrenching to their own castles", said Griffin. "In the US, they call it 'staycation' ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
The Australian share market was more than 1.5 per cent lower at noon in quiet trading ahead of Tuesday night's federal budget. At 1200 AEST, the S&P/ASX200 index was 64.1 points lower, or by 1.63 per cent, at 3861.9, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

FX trader guilty of $360k fraud

ASIC RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2009
... $330,000. His plea follows ASIC's investigation into the scheme which was operated by Arafura from 2003 and involved the trading of funds on the foreign currency exchange, according to an ASIC statement. Best took the money from some 200 investors four ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... Poor's 500 sank 12.14 points, or 1.32 per cent, to settle at 907.39. LONDON - Key European stock exchanges faltered in late trading, weighed down by losses on Wall Street where investors were anxious ahead of results from US government "stress tests" ...

ESG a fiduciary duty: Sherry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
... economy." Even though Senator Sherry acknowledged that details around the government's CPRS are still being resolved, carbon trading in itself is not the sole way Australia is addressing climate change. "The whole strategy is the CPRS being rolled in ...

Instinet makes a splash Down Under

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
Trading technology specialist Instinet is expanding its presence in Australia and is adopting its global products and algorithms to suit the needs of local fund managers and super funds. Established nearly 40 years ago in the US, Instinet provides electronic ...