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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 23 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected open softer on some weaker metals prices and a sluggish offshore lead with takeover activity continuing to dominate investors' focus. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0646 AEDT, the December share price index ...

AMP Capital Investors opens door to China securities

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
AMP Capital Investors is hoping to raise $280 million for its new AMP Capital China Growth Fund, giving investors access to China A shares normally off limits to Australian investors. China A shares are equities listed on the Shanghai or Shenzhen stock ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected open slightly higher as stronger metals prices overnight helped offset a weaker Wall Street lead. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0735 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up six points at 5,301. ...

Market Wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The Australian stock market was down at noon as concerns about a slowing US economy kept local resource stocks at bay despite a recovery in commodity prices overnight. Major banking stocks also lost some of the ground made over the last few weeks as ...

Daily Economic Round Up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The returns to the house prices of the Australian capital cities has shown a weighted average return over the year to September of 9.5 per cent of which Western Australia property values increased a staggering 45.9 percent, Darwin a healthy 17.3 and ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory helped by a gains in US indices and higher prices for industrial metals. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0907 AEDT, the December share price index contract was up six points at 5,432. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open in positive territory as late afternoon trading data in the US showed indices there were on track to end trading higher. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was up 18 ...

UniSuper flags $1b property spend

UniSuper is the latest megafund to flag it will invest at least $1 billion in unlisted property over the next five years, enough firepower to acquire 100 per cent or majority stakes in buildings, an investment strategy once the exclusive domain of fund ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
The Australian dollar was weaker at noon today, despite strong Japanese economic data helping the local unit recover some of its overnight losses. At 1200 AEDT the domestic unit was at $US0.7637/41, down from yesterday's close of 0.7673/79. During the ...

Build websites around users not IT teams

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2006
Financial services firms investing in new websites, software or other digital services risk lost customers and cost blow-outs if they don't test the new services with actual users. Theresa Cunnington, senior usability consultant at iFocus, said, "Technology ...