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Fund managers beat the index but only just

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... the median Australian shares fund manager outperformed the market by 0.2%, losing only 7.4% to July 3, compared to the S&P/ASX 300 Index which fell 7.6% over the same period. The yearly returns were slightly better for investors with the median manager ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... volumes with BlackRock iShares saying it experienced more than 400% increase in trades for its MSCI Australia 200 and S&P/ASX High Dividend products compared with their 20-day averages. The iShares MSCI Australia 200 rose from a 20-day average trade ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... Europe and on Wall Street on more positive data overnight, but against a background of extreme volatility. At 0656 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was up 71 points at 4,164. In economics news on Friday, the Australian ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... cent, at 4074.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 69 points, or 1.64 per cent, to 4138.4 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 60 points lower at 4034 points with 24,611 contracts traded. US ...

ETF provider wants to expand asset class range

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... the Australian Securities Exchange as of July, a 56.3% increase from the 32 ETFs listed in July 2010 according to the latest ASX ETF Monthly Report. They had a combined market capitalization of $4.5 billion, an increase of 20.4% from July 2010 and were ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... market looks set for another day of declines, after European and US stocks dropped sharply again overnight. At 0725 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 99 points lower at 3,995. In economics news on Thursday, the ...

Stocks rally hard as Australia deemed a bargain buy

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... Australia a bargain. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index was up a further 108.5 points or 2.65% to 4205.20 while the S&P/ASX 200 was up 102.9 points or 2.55% to 4137.7. The morning gains build on the back of what was reportedly the biggest one-day ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... at 4,144.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had risen 116.3 points, or 2.84 per cent, to 4,213 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 96 points firmer at 4,097 points with 61,407 contracts traded. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011
... staged a stunning turnaround in late trade overnight. Oil fell again, but metals generally were higher. At 0710 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was up 115 points at 4,114. In economics news on Wednesday ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... 3,834.5 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 161.9 points, or 3.99 per cent, to 3,894.8 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 155 points lower at 3,798 points with 34,155 contracts traded. The ...