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Aussie eq FMs shine in bad markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
Australian large cap equity managers that accounted for increasing commodity prices, corporate debt, a surging Australian dollar and rising global inflation weathered the financial storm better than others in the past 12 months. The Standard & Poor's ...

America on its knees

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 SEP 2008
The bloodbath continues. The Federal Reserve's US$85 billion bailout of American Insurance Group (AIG) proved insufficient to calm the financial market panic that appears to be increasing by the day. The overnight sell-off saw more than three years' ...

Advisers snub commission-free ETFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
A key reason financial advisers choose managed funds over exchange traded funds (ETFs) is because ETFs fail to provide enough financial incentives, according to CommSec. In its latest newsletter for investors, CommSec said the Australian ETF market ...

Watching the US$ and commodities

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2008
This Week's Market Movers (18 - 22 Aug 2008) The dearth of key market moving factors indicates this week that financial market activity will continue to focus on the rapid appreciation of the US dollar against most major currencies and the decline in ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to slide today after Wall Street finished lower after a volatile day's trade. At 0743 AEST, the Sydney Futures Exchange's September share price index futures contract was 33 points down to 4,995. Releases today ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today after the Wall Street lifted more than 302 points on Friday night. At 0745 AEST, the September share price index futures contract on the Sydney Futures exchange was 72 points higher at 5,034. ...

Evolution of super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
Ne'er the twain shall meet but retail fund chief Brian Bissaker from Colonial First State and industry fund chief Ian Silk from Australian Super, shared centre stage to talk about how the industry can best serve financial planners, its members and the ...

Macquarie EM infra index could become benchmark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Macquarie Research Equities launched Macquarie Emerging Markets Infrastructure and Development Index (MEMIDI) could become an industry benchmark for monitoring the performance of emerging market infrastructure companies. The index, which is calculated ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open higher today, with Wall Street and base metals in London offering positive leads overnight, and the SPI futures index in Sydney up strongly. At 0741 AEST, on the Sydney Futures exchange, the June share ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
The Australian stock market was softer at noon following a weak lead from Wall Street and lower base metals prices in London overnight. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 9.1 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 5,597.8 while the broader ...