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Asia Pacific $23.5bn local investment

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2011
... monies back overseas. Similarly overseas property trusts made up 22.5%. Australian fixed interest (21.8%) and Australian shares (14.7%) comprise the next most popular choices," said the report. This is the first research documenting such figures, according ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell lower at noon following negative leads from US and European markets overnight. The local bourse opened about half a per cent down on Friday. By 1215 AEDT both major local indices had pulled down further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... index futures contract was up 34 points at 4,248, with 11,723 contracts traded. AAP jsl/cdh SYDNEY, Oct 13 AAP - Australian shares were higher at noon, with investor sentiment still flowing from positive international economic news overnight. The local ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
Australian shares fell in morning trade, extending early losses on profit-taking investors. The market opened half a per cent lower on Wednesday after dramatic falls on overseas metals markets and a weak start to the US reporting season overnight. By ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher but had pulled back from early gains by noon as investors' optimism that France and Germany will have a plan to fix the eurozone debt crisis waned. The local market opened about one per cent up on Tuesday on the back of ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares were higher at noon, bucking a weak US lead as investors took heart in a plan to recapitalise ailing European banks to help contain the impact of the eurozone debt crisis. The local market took less than half an hour to move into positive ...

Aust equities drive default growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Australian shares influence 91% of overall default fund returns despite only holding one-third of super fund assets, according to research from SelectingSuper and its research partner Rainmaker Information. The August SelectingSuper crediting rates ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
Australian shares rose by almost two per cent, boosted by investors' confidence that a Greek default would not extend beyond Europe. The local market opened more than one per cent firmer on Friday, following strong European and US leads after a tranche ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
Australian shares were more than one per cent lower at noon, extending losses from early trade ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA's) interest rate decision. The local bourse opened almost one per cent down on a weak lead from Wall Street ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
Australian shares were flat at noon with cautious investors lacking confidence heading into a long weekend. The market opened flat after the US market's less-than-expected response to Germany's approval to beef up Europe's rescue fund to stave off a ...