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Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... cent, at 4,281 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index was down 6.1 points, or 0.14 per cent, at 4,369.5 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was 11 points lower at 4,282 points, with 9,631 contracts traded. "The market ...

Gonski appointed new chair of Future Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
David Gonski will resign as chair of the ASX Group to replace former CBA boss David Murray as the new chair of the Future Fund, in charge of nearly $90bn in assets. The government has also appointed Morgan Stanley Australia head, Steven Harker, to the ...

Xenophon targets super funds for greater transparency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... approach that gives super fund members similar rights to equity holders in a listed company. "If you're a shareholder in a major ASX company, you're entitled to go to the AGM and move a resolution, yet you could have half your life savings in Super without ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
... cent, at 4,289 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 40.1 points, or 0.92 per cent, at 4,376.6 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was 41 points higher at 4291 points, with 61,325 contracts traded. Gains ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher after strong gains on Wall Street on robust German economic data and stronger than expected US retail figures. At 0705 AEDT on Wednesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 43 points at ...

Gunns shares suspended

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
Gunns Ltd shares have been suspended from trading on the ASX at the request of the company as it attempts to negotiate a capital raising. The suspension is expected to last until resumption of trading on Monday March 19 when offer details and structure ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... 4,220.7 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 22.3 points, or 0.52 per cent, to 4,310.5 points. On the ASX 24, the March share price index futures contract was 28 points higher at 4,224 points, with 43,851 contracts traded. CMC Markets ...

What Wen wants, Wen gets, when Wen wants

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
... Street closed higher, European stocks were down, but by just a flimsy 0.04% (DJ/Euro Stoxx-50), the Nikkei-225 and the S&P/ASX 200 both fell by 0.4% - not outside the realm of their daily heartbeats. As for commodities, the UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher following a mixed lead from Wall Street and as investors digested news that debt laden Spain had slipped into recession. At 0800 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 12 points ...

YBR continues aggressive expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... $3.12 million on the back of signing approximately 35 new branches over the past six months. The market update released to the ASX today posts half-yearly results emphasising the company's aggressive "build-phase," focused on growing branch numbers and ...