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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
... precious metal prices, as well as further oil price gains, point to another strong day for the local resources sector. US stocks are providing a weak lead but the strength in commodities is expected to offset that sentiment. On the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Lonsec says big brand small caps are back

KATE HAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
... unaware, and high turnover portfolios, the larger brands are more index aware, so last year they performed well because larger stocks performed well," he said. Lonsec gave 'Highly Recommended' ratings to Eley Griffiths Group (EGG) Small Companies Fund ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2006
... Bureau of Statistics releases March labour force data while Cashcard unveils its March retail activity index. NEW YORK - US stocks gained as investors bought tech stocks after Apple released software that could expand the number of users of its Mac computers. ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2006
... On the equities front Telstra's group managing director of public policy Phil Burgess speaks in Melbourne. NEW YORK - US stocks rallied, helped by a drop in crude oil prices and comments from Federal Reserve officials that could signal the Fed is almost ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2006
... again take the lead, offsetting any investor concern about a mixed performance on US markets overnight. Australian mining stocks listed in the UK surged overnight and that momentum looks set to continue on the domestic bourse today. On the Sydney Futures ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... On the equities front Aviva Australia releases annual results and Allco's bid for Wattyl is set to close. NEW YORK - US stocks fell as a drop in crude oil prices drove energy shares lower, but all three major stock indexes had their best first-quarter ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2006
... data expected while Reserve Bank of Australia February financial aggregates will also be released. NEW YORK - US blue-chip stocks dropped after economic data sparked new inflation concerns and pushed Treasury yields to their highest level in nearly two ...

SRI next gen - funds that only invest in companies run by women

... investment objective, which is to provide long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in common and preferred stocks." However the fund is more interventionist than most SRIs, at least in Australia, as it said "Because we understand that a ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2006
... the US sets the tone for the domestic bourse. However, base metals were a bit weaker overnight, which could cap resource stocks. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index was 19 points firmer at 5119. On the day the Commonwealth Bank ...

InvestorWeb downgrades Perpetual funds

... were alerted to the change, then issued a warning to say it is outside of Perpetual's mandate to "invest in Australian stocks." "The overriding issue is that it is an Australian fund, and that was their original mandate, to invest in Australia, and now ...