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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market is likely to fall today after equities in the US slumped overnight on renewed concerns about the economy, as reports showed retail sales and employment are weakening. At 0732 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Weak growth confirms RBA cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The latest National Accounts figures gave credence to the Reserve Bank of Australia's decision to lower the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7 per cent. Australian real gross domestic product advanced by a meagre 0.3 per cent in the June quarter ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The Australian stock market may rise slightly today after US equities were mixed but little changed overnight and commodities, too, were mixed, with oil and gold falling and copper gaining. At 0707 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September ...

Perennial's global alpha secret

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
Perennial Global Shares High Alpha fund returned 1.68 per cent last month, more than double its benchmark's 0.67 per cent gain. But for a fund with an impressive two-year track record, only a small pool of investors has heard about it. The fund was ...

One down, more to follow?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) delivered on market expectations and cut the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 7.0 percent. The ink on the RBA's decision has barely dried but markets were at it again, expecting another quarter of a percent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2008
A falling oil price in electronic trading in New York overnight may boost the Australian stock market today, although it may also have a constraining effect on energy stocks. With physical markets on Wall Street closed for Labor Day, there is otherwise ...

Three steadies and a cut

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
This Week's Market Movers (1 - 5 Sep 2008) Four of the world's major central banks will hold monetary policy meetings this week. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), The Bank of Canada (BoC), the Bank of England (BoE) and the European Central Bank (ECB) ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008
The Australian stock market is expected to open stronger after US stocks gained for a third day overnight, led by manufacturers and financial companies. At 0734 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the September share price index futures contract was ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
The Australian share market was stronger at noon as resources and financial companies led the charge after a strong US lead overnight. At 1200 AEST the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was 56.6 points, or 1.13 per cent higher at 5067.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Challenger and AXA sign up to Liquidnet

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
Challenger Financial Services Group and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management (Japan) joins the growing band of fund managers that have signed up to trading platform Liquidnet. David Klinger, Liquidnet Asia managing director, said the demand from Asia ...