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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2012
... 0650 AEST on Thursday, the June share price index futures contract was down 36 points at 4,313. No major economic or equities news is expected on Thursday. In Australia, the market on Wednesday closed flat despite a sell-off triggered by disappointing ...

AGEST signs GBST

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... super fund AGEST has signed technology provider GBST amid the fund's move to focus on after-tax performance of Australian Equities mandates. GBST will deliver after-tax benchmarking and performance management services for six AGEST mandates. The agreement ...

MLC shifts global allocation

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... global shares strategies in the MLC Horizon Series and MLC Long-Term Absolute Return Portfolio. Jonathan Armitage, head of equities, MLC Investment Management said the changes should deliver reliable returns for investors throughout the market cycle ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... share price index futures contract was eight points lower at 4,334, with 9,132 contracts traded. RBS Morgans Brisbane equities director Bill Chatterton said the market was being led by the US falls and by modest volumes being traded in the lead-up to ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... and the Australian Bureau of Statistics' international trade in goods and services data for February are released. In equities news, QBE Insurance Group Ltd holds its annual general meeting. In Australia, the market on Tuesday marginally firmer despite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its regular monthly board meeting and makes its rates decision. In equities news, Stockland managing director Matthew Quinn and Commonwealth Bank's deputy head of property finance, institutional banking ...

ESG RA Awards celebrate industry achievers

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... Awards, presented in Melbourne. Celebrating the field of ESG-inclusive research conducted by stock-brokers in Australian equities, 24 research papers were submitted from five broking firms across a range of topics including the issues around coal seam ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... building approvals for February and the Reserve Bank of Australia's index of commodity prices are due for release. In equities news, Geopacific Resources NL is due to hold a general meeting. In Australia, the market on Friday finished the first quarter ...

Boring same old, same old

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... us Australians to head for the pub early for that end-of-week, end-of-month, end-of-quarter drinkathon today. European equities tumbled and set the early trading tone on Wall Street last night. The bloggeratis reported that it's because of Standard & ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
... for February, while the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to release its financial aggregates data for February. In equities news, AUSTAR United Communications is due to hold a general meeting, Goodman Group is slated to hold an extraordinary general ...