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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 SEP 2008
Australian markets have received a mixed lead from Wall Street, although the price of oil fell again in a special trading session overnight whilst gold and silver rose. At 0722 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September Share Price Index contract ...

Vanguard saves $5m in trading costs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
True to the adage 'timing is everything', index manager Vanguard saved investors over $5 million in reduced transactions costs this year through 'crossing savings'. A 'crossing' or a 'special spread' saving occurs when Vanguard fund uses the cash invested ...

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... government's proposed ETS model. A joint submission to the Government's Green Paper on the establishment of the emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

BGI adds two more ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... assets under management in ETFs worldwide represented more than $980 billion at June. The firm now has 16 iShares ETFs trading on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Globally, BGI has 340 iShares ETFs trading on major stock exchanges. Recently ...

OzForex clients gain margin trading

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
OzForex clients will now get access to margin trading facilities via an arrangement between the online foreign exchange service and CFD provider, CMC Markets. OzForex signed the deal today, which will allow users access to CMC Markets services via the ...

Omgeo gives edge to hedge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2008
... standards and scalable processes which allows us to effectively deal with multiple counterparts and varying amounts of trading volume in a seamless and efficient manner," said Joe Trentacosta, vice president of fund manager AQR Capital Management. It's ...

Instos pour $370m into Apostle fund

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... West. Boston-based Kevin Perry, portfolio manager at Loomis Sayles & Co, said that the returns from senior bank loans trading around 90 to 93 cents in the dollar offer significant opportunities for medium to long term investors. Another interesting twist ...

Consumer outlook slows climate cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... concerned about climate change, however less than half are willing to pay more for energy under the a proposed emissions trading scheme. Of those which are willing to pay more, 13 per cent said they would only pay between $50-$99 more on energy and 12 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... has received a strong, positive lead from Wall Street this morning, although share price index futures contracts were trading down in Sydney. At 0747 AEST, on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was down 23 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... sectors. "It's a very positive day," Ms Spencer said. "The banks are obviously strong and the resources have also been trading higher. "We expect it to hold throughout the day." Westpac and St George today announced a revised merger proposal involving ...