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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
The Australian sharemarket is set to open flat with Wall Street closing slightly lower on weak economic data. At 0841 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December share price index contract was steady at 4,703 points. In economic news on Wednesday ...

MLC tweaks diversified funds strategy

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2009
MLC is rolling out a new strategic overlay to its diversified funds to capture medium-term opportunities and mitigate risk to investors' portfolios. Paul Ireland, general manager of MLC Implemented Consulting, said the firm was introducing a strategic ...

V still likely

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2009
Chk, chk, bang! Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Equity markets greeted August the same way it left July - with a bang! One by one the bears are beginning to wave the white flag as the thundering herd forces them back into hibernation. The "Maestro," former ...

What-if scenarios bring Budget blues

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2009
New restrictions to existing superannuation and tax concessions could help the Government slash the predicted budget deficit in the next few years but this could come at a higher cost to superannuants and taxpayers in the long term, industry experts ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2009
The Australian share market should open higher after strong gains on Wall Street. At 0738 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 35 points at 3,756. In economic news on Thursday, the National Australia Bank business ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
The Australian share market is pointing toward a higher opening despite modest falls on Wall Street in a day of choppy trade. At 0720 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 29 points at 3,705. In economic news on Wednesday ...

FIX adoption critical to growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
More than 25 per cent of trade orders placed with brokers are still conducted through the old-fashioned telephone - a trend that will hamper operation and cost efficiencies in the long run, says an industry expert. Michael Corcoran, ITG head of sales ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher as European and US stocks rebounding from yesterday's big sell-offs to register modest gains. At 0825 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was up 13 points at ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is expected to open lower as Wall Street and European markets took sharp falls in response to details of a US Treasury bank stabilisation plan. At 0820 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
The Australian share market is likely to open flat as Wall Street awaits details of the US government's overhaul of a $US700 billion ($A1.04 trillion) financial rescue program. At 0700 AEDT on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March SPI futures index ...