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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained strong at noon, extending the morning's positive open, following gains in European stocks. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 84.5 points, or 2.36 per cent, at 3672.5, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Masu settles Westpoint case

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Masu Financial Management has settled a class action brought by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for 85 investors sold Westpoint Group financial products. The Federal Court of Australia settled the two remaining complaints ...

Pascoe shares VFMC strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Justin Pascoe, the newly appointed chief investment officer of the $36.4 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, will share his insight on how to buffer the fund from the global financial crisis at this year's IMCA conference. Pascoe, an ex-Goldman ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Australian markets have received no lead from Wall Street, closed as US markets were for Thanksgiving. At 0746 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, however, the December Share Price Index futures contract was up 32 points at 3,600. In economic news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian stock market remained in positive territory at noon, extending the morning's strong trade after a continued gains on Wall St overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 76 points, or 2.15 per cent, at 3616, while the ...

S&P downgrades UBS Equity Income to sell

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Research firm S&P has derated the UBS Australian Equity Income fund from three-stars to 'sell' after the fund's portfolio manager Paul Stanley resigned this week. S&P urged existing investors in the fund to get advice on switching or redeeming their ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today as Wall Street heads into the Thanksgiving holiday in positive territory. At 0800 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was up 126 points at 3,691. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained in negative territory at noon, despite gains in resource giant BHP and a positive lead from Wall St. In early trade, BHP shares rose eight per cent after announcing it had abandoned its multi-billion-dollar takeover ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open stronger today as the majority of world markets continued to make gains on the back of government action to stimulate economic activity. At 0803 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The Australian stockmarket remained strong at noon, boosted by gains in the resource and financial sectors. The rise in Australian stocks follow strong gains on the US and British markets overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up ...