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No pleasing Mr. Market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2010
... on the up. But no! Mr. Market continued to brood, sending the S&P 500 index down 1.6 per cent for the week - the biggest weekly drop since February. This also marked the first three consecutive weeks of falls since July. What's Mr. Market worrying about ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2010
... report was yet another worry for investors who have been focused on politics, not the economy. The Labor Department said weekly jobless claims fell by less than expected last week and the Commerce Department reported that durable goods orders didn't ...

US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Instead, an amendment proposed was the establishment of a council of regulators. In his weekly address last week, President Barack Obama applauded the step forward on financial reform. "Even as we dig our way out of ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
... cent, to 4,622.9 points. NEW YORK - Stock indexes rose Thursday as a jump in exports offset concerns about an increase in weekly unemployment claims. A weaker dollar is lifting demand for US goods, which become less expensive for foreign buyers when ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... Ordinaries index lifted 32.8 points, or 0.7 per cent, to 4,741 points. NEW YORK - Wall Street shares rose following a drop in weekly unemployment claims to the lowest level of the year and a rise in new home sales. Trading volume was thin ahead of the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
... Thursday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases its monthly bulletin, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases average weekly earnings data for the third quarter. In companies news, Mirvac Group, Goodman Fielder Ltd, Brambles Ltd and Fortescue ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... door," he said. In response, the super fund now has a more comprehensive liquidity risk management in place, including a weekly check on the level of member investment switching (to the cash option, for example) to a monthly check on the liquidity of ...

Plum gets news hub

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2009
... members' superannuation knowledge. In the past twelve months, Plum has launched a dedicated online investment site with weekly local and global investment commentary, daily index performance, and investment articles and webcasts. It has also released ...

Forward unit pricing at Asset

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... procedure - a move that will help the fund combat and prevent market arbitrage. Starting 1 November, the industry fund's weekly unit price that will apply to investment switches will be determined on a forward pricing basis. According to a fund statement ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... Commonwealth Bank fell $1.03, or 2.02 per cent, to $49.87. Overnight, Wall Street shares tumbled as an unexpected jump in weekly initial jobless claims and a disappointing survey on manufacturing stoked concerns over economic recovery. The Dow Jones ...