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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2011
... per cent higher at 4,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases international trade in goods and services for October and housing finance, also for October. In equities news, the Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey will ...

Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... to follow through on their 0.7% September splurge with purchases increasing by only 0.1% in October. Likewise, US durable goods orders dropped by 0.7% in October and follows a 1.5% fall in the previous month. However, this maybe just another speed hump ...

Lookin' for trouble

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... - the renminbi. Cause the way China sees it, according to Beijing University economist Zhing Wei is that, "Cheap Chinese goods have been a subsidy for the poor in the US, and now the US government wants to eliminate such subsidy while it's having difficulty ...

ASFA: Retirement costs on the rise

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2011
... quarters with an increase in the cost of motor vehicle servicing offset by a fall in the price of petrol. The prices of leisure goods and services rose by 0.9% between the quarters, with the cost of overseas holidays increasing by 5.1%. The fall in the ...

Fidelity: Government intervention cause for concern

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2011
... sales volumes more pressing than regulatory fears, according to the survey. "Government interference in the free market for goods and services is a perennial concern for companies," said Matthew Sutherland, Fidelity Worldwide Investment's head of research ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2011
... since August as the government tries to protect Japan's exporters, who are hurt by the strong currency which makes their goods more expensive overseas. The euro was at $US1.4020 ($A1.31), from $US1.4147 ($A1.32) late Friday in New York, and at Y110.33 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
... dispute with pilots escalates. Qantas shares were one cent higher at $1.57. Super Retail Group has agreed to buy sports goods retailer Rebel Group for $610 million from private equity firm Archer Capital as the company seeks to expand in the leisure ...

Invesco shuns global brands in Asian growth story

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011
... diapers, tissue and toilet paper, as a market where consumers are drawn to local brands. Supermarkets, other retailers, sports goods manufacturers, the auto sector, internet, travel services and insurance are other areas where Yuen expects local companies ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... cent while LG Electronics rose 6.33 per cent, in a surging market. And in Taipei, Hon Hai Precision -- the parent of Apple goods assembler Foxconn, gained 3.55 per cent while smartphone maker HTC was 1.63 per cent lower. Singapore gained 2.94 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... inflation hit shoppers' spending power, official data showed on Thursday. WASHINGTON - US consumers paid more for a range of goods and services last month, and unemployment benefit applications jumped last week to the highest level in three months. LONDON ...

Editor's Choice

Australia's retirement system receives first A-grade

KARREN VERGARA
Australia's retirement system has finally received an A-grade rating in the annual Marsh CFA Institute Global Pension Index after stagnating at the B+ level for the last five years.

Brighter Super changes up investment, insurance fees

KARREN VERGARA
Not-for-profit fund Brighter Super has introduced numerous changes to its fees, decreasing investment fees while increasing insurance costs.

Channel Capital wins distribution mandate

MATTHEW WAI
Channel Capital has been appointed by Coller EQT to distribute, promote and service investor support to the two secondaries strategies currently available in Australia.

Perpetual asset management outflows hit $9.6bn

VINNY VUCAGO
Perpetual's asset management business recorded $9.6 billion in net outflows during the September quarter, weighing on funds under management as its Corporate Trust Division reached a record $1.4 trillion in funds under administration.

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