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Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... driving the push for increased reporting and transparency, as well as pushing managers to find greater efficiencies and trading opportunities through improved IT capabilities. "The shift of the hedge fund industry into the retail space has prompted an ...

Suncorp increases market share and profits

... final ordinary dividend of 50Ac a share. Suncorp chief executive, John Mulcahy, forecast the company's full year insurance trading ratio to be in the rage of 16 to 19 per cent for the 2007-08 financial year. Mulcahy said that in spite of a tougher credit ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006
... 0.45 of a point at 1,303.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.98 points at 2,183.75. LONDON - UK shares fell in light trading, as negative sentiment towards miner Anglo-American and beverage company Diageo weighed on the market. The FTSE 100 closed ...

Financial mentor to be wound up

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... Australian Financial Services License (AFSL). The order to proceed with the winding up of the operation affects Nimshay Pty Ltd trading as Superior Wealth Creation and Superior, Bay Investments Pty Ltd, Baynoosa Pty Ltd, Lenlil Pty Ltd, Baylink Investments ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... all ordinaries dipped 1.9 points to 5032.2. NEW YORK - The blue-chip Dow average and the Nasdaq rose slightly in thin trading on Wednesday, helped by a government report showing economic growth remains reasonably strong. The Dow Jones industrial average ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... ordinaries rose 23.8 points to 5020.1 points. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the September share price index contract was trading 35 points higher at 5040. US stocks rose overnight following a sharp decline in oil prices after a tropical storm lost strength ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2006
... companies such as 3M Co and United Technologies Corp, anticipating that cheaper energy costs may lead to higher earnings. But trading was light on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq, with many traders taking the week off before the US Labor Day ...

Peet's res property syndications now a $4.6 billion portfolio

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... Victoria and WA that brings their total portfolio size to $4.6 billion. Peet said the solid results were achieved in a mixed trading environment, with the residential land market in Western Australia continuing to deliver sound sales while demand in ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
The share market remained weak at noon after BHP Billiton shares lost ground in London as well as subdued trading overnight on Wall Street. At 1205 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 71.6 points to 5010.7, while the all ordinaries lost 65.9 ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2006
... Australian share market opened slightly higher after an early boost from energy and retail stocks, following a flat night of trading on Wall Street. At 1015 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 5.1 points to 5081.3, while the all ordinaries added ...