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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following falls on major international markets on the back of disappointing April PMI data for China and the eurozone and as some US earnings results missed expectations. At 0755 AEST on Tuesday, the June ...

Dickens on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2012
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring ...

ETPs have record start to the year

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... "We believe that growing risk-appetite, in the context of low yields in most global markets, may have been a driver." The top-ten asset gathering ETPs for Q1 2012 included emerging markets equity, US large-cap equity, corporate bonds, high yield bonds ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... "It's been events out of their control to a certain extent, certainly Boral." Boral was the worst performing stock in the top 100 after it cut its full year profit guidance by $22 million due to the impact of heavy rain and weak housing activity on its ...

It's all in the spin

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... the better than expected earnings results from Microsoft and Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. They all beat both lines - top (revenue) and bottom (net profit) -- estimates. Where now white cow? My feeling is that we'll see more indecisive ups and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... have fallen sharply following recent gains after figures showed a much larger-than-expected increase in crude inventories in top global consumer the United States. BHP Billiton was 27 cents higher at $35.37, Rio Tinto was 49 cents higher at $66.99 and ...

XPLAN remains first choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... 75%. Ian Webster, from the Investment Trends Advisory Board, said it was the launch of XPLAN 2 that cemented IRESS in the top spot. "With the release of XPLAN 2, IRESS has produced an impressive advice platform that should support their strategy to take ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... sales growth while AIA (22.1%), Suncorp (11.9%) and TAL (11.0%) topped premium inflow growth. AMP Group still sits at the top of the chart in total risk premium inflows in absolute terms with $1.66bn for the year ended December 2011, while CommInsure ...

$10bn in Asia M&A deals so far in 2012

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... deals or 20% of available buys. Consumer sector and technology sector acquisitions made up 336 and 302 respectively. These top four sectors accounted for 54% of potential M&A activity. Financial services acquisitions claimed fifth place. Just over one-third ...

Missing the forest for the daily grind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
One step forward, two steps back. Two steps forward, one step back. Buy. No, sell. Sell. Wait, wait, buy! Tough, ain't it Virginia? Tough-er if you're trying to put food on the table by making sense of the daily ups and downs and ups... and downs in ...