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Abacus banks on new wave of tourists

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 APR 2008
Tourists from the US and Japan may be down but hotel property investments are still a good bet thanks to a growing number of visitors from China, Korea and India, according to Abacus Funds Management. Abacus claims Australia's hospitality industry would ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2008
... Futures exchange at 1019 AEST, the June share price index was 58 points higher at 5,506 on a volume of 4,227. All the major banks were up this morning. At 1020 AEST, Westpac was up 21 cents, or 0.93 per cent, to $22.76, Commonwealth Bank was up 67 cents ...

Margin lending collapses risk regulatory over-reach

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... everyone out there who obtains a home mortgage has to go into it with their eyes wide open and look at the fine print of what banks are offering," he said. The economic issue is that if choice, buyer beware, and reading the fineprint applies to bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2008
... per cent to a two-month closing high, tracking higher overseas markets, with financial plays leading the gains as Chinese banks flagged rosy profit forecasts. The Hang Seng Index ended 480.69 points higher at 24,667.79, rising 403.16 points from last ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2008
... billion) for a stake in the world's largest miner, saying the company was unaware of any proposed move. Mr Vaughan said the banks also were recovering ground after recent losses. "They've been quite heavily sold the past couple of days, so there's probably ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... today as the market groans under the weight of the US finance sector," he said. "Overall, the growing bad debt writedowns by banks such as the ANZ have investors concerned that the situation could be more widely spread." Mr Lewis said that commodities ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2008
... LONDON - Britain's main share index dipped 0.11 per cent, dawdling on the eve of a key interest rate verdict as depressed banks overrode an energy sector fired up by stellar oil prices. The FTSE 100 ended down 6.3 points at 5,983.9, as shares slipped ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2008
... cent, at 2,348.76. LONDON - Britain's leading shares dipped after housing data and persistent credit worries dragged on banks, but BHP Billiton staged a late surge on market talk that China's Baosteel was planning to build a stake. The FTSE 100 ended ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2008
... Australian stock exchange in which it has a substantial stake as a result of the collapse of Opes. At 1213 AEDT, the big four banks were mixed, with ANZ up 19 cents to $22.20, National Australia Bank up 47 cents to $30.11 and Westpac higher by six cents ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2008
... The Australian stock market was mixed at noon, with strong gains from the resources sector offsetting heavy falls from the banks. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 6.8 points lower at 5612.8, while the broader All Ordinaries gained 4.2 points ...