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ETF provider soothes market over risk issues

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... these funds predominantly own the underlying stock." Keenan said the Australian market was in its infancy and that ASIC, the ASX and the Reserve Bank of Australia were closely watching and reviewing ETFs to ensure their soundness before being listed. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... before slipping back into the red as the high Australian dollar continues to put a dampener on local trade. At 0730 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was up 32 points at 4840. Solid profits in US blue chips propelled Wall ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... down 24 points, or 0.49 per cent, at 4,849, while the broader All Ordinaries index slipped 25.4 points to 4,926.9. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 23 points lower at 4,850, with 8,500 contracts traded. "I think the strong ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... with Wall Street and commodities finishing higher, after mixed data in the US was offset by strong earnings reports. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was eight points higher at 4,881. There is no economics news ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... 0.42 per cent, at 4,893.3, while the broader All Ordinaries index was up 19.8 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4,973.8. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 24 points higher at 4,997, with 15,467 contracts traded. A Private Client ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... from Wall Street and European equities markets overnight, and higher prices in oil and precious metals. At 0711 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was 37 points higher at 4,910 points. The only piece of economics news scheduled ...

Selection the key as mining stocks surge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
Australia's four biggest mining companies generated close to half of the total profits of the ASX's top 50 companies in 2010 but fund managers are highlighting the need to be extremely selective with investments. According to a study by accounting firm ...

Fund managers struggle to beat index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... falling 0.67 per cent, the report said. Morningstar said small-cap managers were able to outperform a falling market. The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Index fell by 1.19 per cent in the first quarter this year but out of 41 strategies only four posted a ...

West takes east-coast planners

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... with the remaining two thirds to be purchased over the next two years, it said in a release to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). Michael Summers, managing director of My Adviser, told Financial Standard the deal had been a friendly transaction. "Our ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... 4,908.4 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had slipped 7.5 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 4,988.2 points. On the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract was off two points at 4,913 points, on volume of 15,627. CMC Markets chief ...