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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... Friday, the June share price index futures contract was up 27 points at 4,322. No economic news is scheduled on Friday. In equities news, Qantas CEO Alan Joyce will speak to media as the airline makes its first commercial flight powered by biofuel. A ...

ETFs pull away from $5bn mark

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... "In a month where the Australian dollar fell sharply against the US dollar, it was no surprise unhedged international equities ETFs performed well and also had strong inflows," said Drew Corbett, head of investment strategy at BetaShares. "This bias ...

Investor negativity despite positive signs

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... popular asset class for investors to rebalance to, with 25.8% of investors looking to rebalance to cash this quarter. Equities were not too badly placed however, with the Equities Sentiment Index climbing 13.7 points to -5.1 from -18.8 in Q4 2011. Financial ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... Luci Ellis takes part in a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 2012 Financial Markets Conference. In equities news, APN News & Media Ltd is due to hold an extraordinary general meeting for a shareholder vote on the proposed joint ...

GMO shuts Aus equities

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Boston-based fund manager GMO has shut down its Australian equities strategy. Despite confirming the closure, the fund manager is giving no further comment at this stage on the rationale behind the decision. Rainmaker research puts funds under management ...

Merlon Capital expands investment team

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Boutique Australian equities manager, Merlon Capital Partners has appointed Adrian Lemme as portfolio manager/analyst. Lemme will join Merlon Capital Partners (Merlon) in June 2012, taking the investment team to seven. Previously with the Commonwealth ...

Can't lose

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... It's a win-win for equity markets. US March jobs disappointment proves to be a blip equals recovery continues. Good for equities. Jobs disappointment persists endangering recovery. Fed responds with QE. Good for equities. Sure, there'll be more days ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... is the ANZ job advertisements series for March and the National Australia Bank's monthly business survey for March. In equities news, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is expected to announce its decision on the Foxtel Austar take-over ...

Goldman Sachs equities fund awarded AA rating

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Australian Equities Wholesale Fund has received the AA rating in van Eyk's Australian Equities Review 2012. This is the first time van Eyk has awarded the AA rating in Australian equities since 2009. The review considered ...

QE going, going ...

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... buying what you're selling. For up, or down or sideways, better than, worse than or in line with market expectations, equities are looking good. A positive report affirms the view that the US recovery is gaining momentum. Good equities. A negative one ...