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Neilson loosens reins at Platinum

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... Morningstar said in their research report on the fund. The fund is heavily weighted towards consumer goods, industrial materials and financial services. It's top 10 stock holdings as of March 31 included Royal Dutch Shell, Shin-Etsu Chemical and Johnson ...

MLC preps advisers for EOFY

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
... more, in detail. Additionally the centre will provide regular updates regarding the 2011 Federal Budget analysis, client materials and product information with deadlines, contribution methods and the statement reporting calendar. There will also be a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... its booming economy added to the negative tone, dampening sentiment in the miners and others supplying China's key raw materials. In London, the FTSE 100 index of leading shares closed down 2.10 per cent at 5,870.08 points. In Paris, the CAC 40 lost ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 APR 2011
... shrugged off a positive start to drift in flat directionless trade, with small gains in financials offsetting a dour materials sector. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 1.6 points at 4853.7, while the broader All Ordinaries index was ...

Experts bullish on US despite debt gloom

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... drastically in the height of the crisis making them far more profitable. Caterpillar, Schlumberger and stocks in the materials, energy and infrastructure sectors were a good bet along with tech stocks that addressed the mobile revolution such as Apple ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... meeting. On Thursday, Australian stocks finished at a two-week low, amid broad-based declines led by the industrials and materials sectors, including a double-digit fall in construction giant Leighton Holdings share price following a downgrade in its ...

Managers see ASX at 5500 this year

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
... market is actually quite fully valued and compared to the developed world it's quite overvalued. And if you take out materials and resources then there's not a lot of profitability in the system," he said.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2011
The Australian stock market was lower at noon, weighed down by weakness in the industrials, metals and mining, and materials sectors. Construction giant Leighton Holdings' sharp decline after resuming trading, following a downgrade in its earnings guidance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... 74.7 points, or 1.47 per cent, at 4990.2. NEW YORK - US stocks suffered heavy losses on Tuesday, dragged down by the materials and energy sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.95 per cent, down 117.53 points at 12,263.58 when the market settled. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... first-quarter profit on higher aluminum prices and sales, partially offset by a weaker dollar and higher energy and raw materials costs. But the results fell short of expectations.