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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... slightly higher as well. Oil is gaining ground from the other day as well. "The data was not too bad. If you have a look at the big picture there's good employment figures, good consumer sentiment." In Australia, financial stocks are leading the gains. ...

Where now brown cow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
There seems to be a sense of calm in the financial markets these days. An eerie calm that makes one wonder what lies inside investors' heads. And usually times like these - times when the market is consolidating - they suggest that the market may have ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
... stocks were mostly lower, weighed down by concerns over a slowdown in China's economy, while oil prices edged back up after big falls in New York. Receding concerns over the eurozone debt crisis provided support for the euro, which continued its thrust ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... declined 25 cents, or 0.71 per cent, to $35.07. Banks were steady, and outperforming the market slightly, Mr Curtin said. The big four were mostly flat except for Commonwealth Bank which fell 15 cents, or 0.31 per cent to $48.75. David Jones dived 30 ...

Wannabe RockStars take to the stage for annual fundraiser

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Ten of the finance industry's wannabe RockStars will take to the stage tonight to battle it out for FICAP's annual "Who wants to be a RockStar?" event. This year's event is raising funds for the YWCA NSW 'FICAP Voices' mentoring program and Open Family ...

No fear no greed

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
... that started it all wasn't bad at all when you read closer. For BHP's Ashby's exact words (according to Bloomberg) was, "The big infrastructure build clearly will come to some end. Steel growth rates will flatten, and they have flattened, and we still ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, despite a strong positive lead from Wall Street. The Australian dollar continues to trade above 106 US cents, after lifting to a 10-week high on Monday. CANBERRA - Finance Minister Penny Wong says she is ...

Super funds should refocus on fixed interest

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
Superannuation funds need to readjust their view of fixed interest to see its potential as a pre-retirement asset class and its complexities. Dr Doug McTaggart, chief executive of QIC, said that rather than super funds thinking about fixed interest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open higher, to follow on from a strong week on Wall Street and after ending the local week flat. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was up 30 points at 4,215. In economic news on ...

Not the biggest loser

BENJAMIN ONG  |  SUNDAY, 18 MAR 2012