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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 18 points to 6167 on a volume of 9,457 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the market was stronger at noon led by local stocks and a lack ...

Scalable laws could protect property finance investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2007
... cent interest was commensurate with the risk they were taking?" While the IAA was reluctant to call for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to "pre-vet" prospectuses, Martin said, "In some form or another perhaps it's necessar ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers released their Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for August. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for August also is due, as are ANZ job advertisements data for August. The Australian ...

MFS bumper year after restructure

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... Distributions per Security (DPS) of 8.9 cents, representing a yield of 9.8 per cent on the closing price of the group's stapled securities on 27 August 2007 of 91 cents. The value of the group's portfolio increased from $293 million at the end of FY06 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
... Industry Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers release their Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index for August. The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute Inflation Gauge for August is due as are ANZ job advertisements data for August and ABS building approvals ...

ASFA awards Who's Who

... Services for their Escalator Program First State Super for their email marketing strategy 2006-07 Merit Awards Ipac Securities for their Strategic Service Transfer legalsuper for their Government co-contributions campaign Vision Super for their website ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... Exchange, the September share price index contract was up 18 points to 6167 on a volume of 9,457 contracts. Austock Securities senior client adviser and strategist Michael Heffernan said the market was stronger at noon led by local stocks and a lack ...

IMAP to launch MA accreditation course

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... accounts accreditation course due to be rolled out next year. The course draft outlined key education areas like taxation, securities selection and advantages or disadvantages of using managed accounts. Adam Dawes, head of portfolio and financial services ...

Equities' erratic flight path

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2007
... all three. Like the two Bear Stearns funds earlier, these were exposed to derivatives, underpinned by mortgage-backed securities that were based on sub-prime mortgages. As a large portion of those mortgages went into default, the derivatives prices plummeted ...

Ethical by name and nature

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... helpful in determining a company's ethical methodology. However, the PDS won't necessarily show what the underlying securities are so investors should take it a step further and ask the fund manager about portfolio holdings. "In the end it's all about ...