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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower after a second day of falls on Wall Street as disappointing economic data gave investors a reason to continue to sell stocks. At 0721 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index ...

HK investors wary of local market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
Hong Kong based investors still remain bearish on how the local market will perform for the rest of the year after the J.P. Morgan Investor Confidence Index dipped lower in the March quarter. The index fell 5 points to 95 points in the first quarter ...

HNWs to buy Aus equities

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
Australian High Net Worth (HNW) investors, or those with more than $1 million of investable assets, are more likely to put fresh funds into Australian equities and cash-like investments over the next 12 months than in any other asset classes, a survey ...

Slippery - watch your step

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2009
So much money has to go somewhere. With almost all governments and central banks of the world pumping liquidity into the financial system, it comes as no surprise that some have flowed into commodities. Along with the rally in the equity markets, the ...

State Street wins $8b Rio mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
State Street Corporation has been appointed by Rio Tinto to provide investment services for $8 billion in assets. State Street will provide Rio Tinto with custody, fund accounting, securities lending and investment analytics services for its Canadian ...

Furlan to lead Super Complaints Tribunal

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
The former compliance manager for LegalSuper Jocelyn Furlan has been appointed chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. Senator Nick Sherry, the former minister for superannuation and corporate law, announced Jocelyn Furlan as the full-time ...

Good news in inaction

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2009
Is this the beginning of the end? Gauging from last week's actions - rather inactions - by four of the world's major central banks, it appears that this is so. It had been a awhile since financial markets witnessed the kind of central bank activity ...

Maritime Super to manage Teekay fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
The $2.4 billion Maritime Super has been selected by Teekay Marine Services to manage the Teekay Shipping Superannuation Plan. The plan, which has $80 million in funds under management and 514 members, made the announcement yesterday that Maritime Super ...

Five minutes of sunshine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
'Don't fight the Fed!' 'The trend is your friend!' These market aphorisms are again coming back in fashion. Upward momentum in equity markets all around the world have been steadily gathering pace since hitting what is turning out to be the lowest point ...

Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards 2009

The best of the best in financial services marketing, sales and business development battled it out in this year's Rainmaker Marketing Excellence Awards, with the winners announced last night at the Shangri-La hotel in Sydney. This year's event gave ...