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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
Australian shares opened slightly higher following gains on Wall Street amid speculation of more stimulus from the US Federal Reserve. At 1020 AEST on Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 14 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 4,056.2, while the broader ...

Advisers ready to move clients back to equities

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... customers' cash holdings, 94% said they would move to growth assets. Specifically, 40% said they would move to Australian shares, 25% said they would move to international shares, 19% said they would move to direct equities and 10% said they would move ...

Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
Australian shares have outperformed all other asset classes - including residential investment property, fixed interest and cash - over a 20 year period, according to this year's Russell Investments/ASX Long-Term Investing Report. The 14th edition of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon as the local market bounced back despite falls on Wall Street and European stocks. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.8 points, or 0.16 per cent, at 4,291.9 points, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2012
SYDNEY - Australian shares are set for a flat start to the week as investors await developments in Europe. Greece moved closer to fresh elections on the weekend as talks between political parties, who are divided over austerity measures, failed to establish ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Australian shares opened lower after falls on Wall Street and the absence of an expected company tax reduction in the federal budget. At 1022 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 21.2 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,352.7 points ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2012
Australian shares were slightly higher at noon, after the local market bounced back in response to a better than expected day of trading on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.5 points, or 0.13 per cent, at ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
Australian shares have opened slightly higher as confidence grows in the local market following gains in resources stocks and on high expectations of an interest rate cut. At 1015 AEST on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 7.4 points, or ...

Super funds continue to recover

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... last month. Over 5 years the segment gap is 2.1 percentage points. The poor one year returns are explained by Australian shares losing 6% over the 12 months to end March 2012. In contrast, domestic fixed interest and direct property both earned 10% and ...

Australian shares on SMSF's radar

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
SMSF trustees are increasingly turning their attention to Australian shares, according to Multiport's recent quarterly SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. The survey covers around 1,800 funds and is administered on a daily basis which ensures that data ...