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Stocks in freefall on recession fears, banks cut mortgage rates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... losses on Wall Street. In morning trade, the All Ordinaries index plummeted 211.2 points or 5.21% to 3845.5, while the S&P/ASX 200 lapsed 202.1 points or 5.07% to 3784.0. The fall adds a further $65 billion to the estimated $133 billion worth of Australian ...

VicSuper nabs three sustainability awards

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... of which VicSuper was a runner-up. AGL Energy received the top spot in three categories; best sustainability report, best ASX Top-50 report and best report in the energy sector. VicSuper was also awarded best SME report. The awards recognise the importance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... into another day of steep declines, after New York indices all plunged by around six per cent overnight. At 0721 AEST on the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 153 points lower at 3,800. In economics news on Tuesday, National ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... 4,072.8 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had backtracked 24.6 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 4,145.1 points. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was down 17 points at 4,033 points with 48,575 contracts traded. ...

Money moves from listed managed investments to ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... flooded into exchange traded commodities and funds over the last year, latest Australian Securities Exchange figures show. The ASX listed managed investments (LMI) monthly update for July showed listed investment companies, infrastructure funds and absolute ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... of US sovereign credit. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index had fallen 66.1 points or 1.59% to 4103.6 while the S&P/ASX 200 was down 62.3 points or 1.52% to 4042.9. US Treasury debt had been widely regarded as the safest security in the world ...

Capital protected products shine in gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... interest and insurance on the loan will outstrip the investment return. The loans last up to five years and cover the top 50 ASX stocks. Jadwat said advisers were wanting high-yield investments. "There are clients sitting on the sidelines and waiting ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
... dashed after ratings agency Standard and Poor's downgraded United States government debt from AAA to AA+. At 0624 AEST on the ASX 24 on Monday, the September share price index futures contract was down five points at 4,045. In economics news on Monday ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... 3.94 per cent, at 4,107.8 while the broader All Ordinaries index was down 183 points, or 4.2 per cent, at 4,169.9. On the ASX 24, the September share price index futures contract was 169 points lower at 4,073 points, with 41,444 contracts traded. CMC ...

LICs benefit from FOFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... mining sector which has huge capital expenditure ratios, but said GMI grossed a yield of 6.3% in the last financial year. The ASX Listed Managed Investments quarterly update for June showed there were 73 LICs trading on the stock exchange. They covered ...