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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... profit that missed market expectations. Traders awaited Wednesday's conclusion of a two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve's top policy panel, which is weighing whether the economic recovery can sustain itself with less central bank stimulus. Markets ...

FTSE launches ESG investment product

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... tops the table with 3.73, followed by the Netherlands and Sweden. New Zealand is fifth. Two Australian companies are in the top 12 global firms. Westpac Banking Corp has an overall rating of 5, while Insurance Australia Group scores 4.8. Globally, 227 ...

Great Southern case rages on

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Investors in a class action against failed agribusiness firm Great Southern live to fight another day after access to new documents has been approved. In a hearing held April 4, former Great Southern directors, Peter Patrikeos and Jeffrey Mews were ...

High net worth clients being under advised

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Advisers are not doing enough to make the most of out their relationships with high net worth clients, according to a survey of 1,287 US investors, with tax strategies and estate planning the biggest gaps. The Dow Jones Affluent Investor Study found ...

New SMSF course on offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
Self-managed super fund service provider Cavendish Superannuation has teamed up with the University of Adelaide to offer a three-day course next month explaining the complex area of self-managed funds. Cavendish self-managed super fund (SMSF) experts ...

Thanks S&P

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Have dip, will go shopping. To all dip-buyers everywhere, let's give three cheers to Standard & Poor's. Hip, hip... Fright over Standard & Poor's warning on America's sovereign credit rating vanished just as quickly as it appeared. Now that the credit ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... debt fears. The benchmark NZX-50 index closed down 25.19 points at 3,439.98, having gained 12.5 points on Monday. Just six top-50 stocks rose, including fish exporter Sanford, up 5c at 565, manufacturer Skellerup, up a cent at 130, and dual-listed Telstra ...

RBS targets retail with ETIS launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... efficient and straightforward way through the local exchange, said RBS. The first batch of ETISs to be available are linked to the top 35 US stocks including names such as Coca-Cola, Google and Microsoft. The Australian dollar denominated ETISs are issued ...

ASIC silent on possible research probe

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... Astarra/Trio and when the consultant sat on the boards of Trio and Astarra. Ratings house Morningstar put three Astarra funds at the top of their rankings for both one-year, three-year and five-year performance. A Morningstar spokesman said the ratings ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... & Poor's revised its outlook on US sovereign debt to "negative" from "stable" -- the first ever challenge to Washington's top-line AAA grading. Voicing strong doubts over the ability of battling Republicans and Democrats to agree a credible plan on cutting ...