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DC theatrics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
Sorry folks, no matter how sick you and I already are of watching Washington's game of chicken, it remains the main game in town. If you believe the headlines, Wall Street dropped big time last night because the players are still waiting for the other ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon after local inflation data sent the Australian dollar higher, and as the US debt ceiling stalemate continued. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 20.2 points, or 0.44 per cent ...

Other play factors

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
What's the final deal going to be? Will they, won't they? Sorry Virginia, not talking about the grand theatrics that is the US debt ceiling negotiations this time. Today, I refer these questions to our very own Reserve Bank of the Advance Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
The Australian share market is expected to decline after US stocks fell on a White House threat to veto legislation that would avert a US debt default. But Australian resource stocks may gain after the price of metals and oil rose. At 0826 AEST on the ...

Lonsec research head exits for Morningstar

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
Lonsec's general manager of research, Grant Kennaway, has resigned from the research house, effective immediately, and moved to the newly created position of head of fund research, Asia-Pacific at Morningstar. Kennaway has submitted his resignation ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2011
The Australian share market has received negative leads from offshore trading overnight, with markets falling as US policy-makers continue to search for a resolution of the country's immediate debt problem. At 0728 AEST, the local September share price ...

Perpetual downgraded as FUM redistributed

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Sevior storm continues after Standard & Poor's downgraded Perpetual's Wholesale Concentrated Equity Fund to four stars due to the fund manager's absence, with the ratings house noting shifts in several institutional investor funds. S&P has attributed ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian stock market is expected to open slightly higher today despite a mixed performance on United States markets on Friday. At 0627 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up three points at 4,590. On the company ...

A minute to midnight sees super funds merge

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
What difference can a midnight minute make to a merger? Do you combine your super funds at 12.01am on July 1? Or 11.59pm on June 30? Those vital 60 seconds were pondered during an afternoon talk by Graeme Russell, chief executive officer of First Super ...

No alarms as Bell profits fall

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2011
Bell Financial Group attributed a 24% dip in after tax net profit to one-off non-cash losses associated with the disposal of options held within subsidiary Southern Cross Equities. Bell reported unaudited net profit after tax of $6.3 million for the ...