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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2006
... taking a stake in the Australian Gas Light Company. NEW YORK - US markets closed for Presidents Day holiday LONDON - UK stocks closed higher, with fund manager Schroders and shares in oil companies also adding support.B y the close of play, the FTSE ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2006
... rallied into the weekend, providing conflicting messages to domestic investors. However, local buyers have been selling into stocks during this reporting season, suggesting some further weakness going forward. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the March ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2006
... parliamentary committee in Canberra to provide his impression of the economy and the outlook for interest rates. NEW YORK - US stocks were firmer for a third straight session as gains in computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard and retailer JC Penney ...

S&P and CITIC JV to ramp up Asian indices

... the two companies launched the S&P/CITIC China 30 Index, a basket of 30 'blue chip' companies from more than 250 Chinese stocks listed outside China. Other jv index providers in the country are the MSCI and Barra with the MSCI China A index and the UK's ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2006
... open slightly weaker, although another raft of domestic earnings should set the overall tone for the domestic bourse. US stocks are providing a slightly positive lead but weakness in base and precious metals, as well as a sharp fall in oil prices, suggests ...

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AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2006
... shareholders while on the economics front Westpac-Melbourne Institute releases the December Leading Index. NEW YORK - US stocks shot higher with all three major indexes gaining about one per cent, as oil fell to its 2006 low and data showed stronger-than-expected ...

HFA trumpets its "strong buy" ratings

... styles of investment. We also want to diversify our portfolio so that not all of our managers are investing in the same stocks or sector." "Our managers are all stock pickers. They invest long and short on stocks and focus almost entirely on finding ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2006
... Business Survey is due and Australian Bureau of Statistics December lending finance data is also expected. NEW YORK - US stocks extended losses, as renewed worries about further interest-rate increases weighed on sentiment, while tech shares slid after ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2006
... Group, Noni B, Seek, Bendigo Bank and Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust all releasing first half results. NEW YORK - US stocks rose as positive earnings lifted insurance broker Aon's shares, while the technology sector rebounded. The three major indexes ...

If the HAT fits: Intech launch into absolute returns

... not invest in HAT." The trust is different to other multi-manager products, in that it is more concentrated with only 60 stocks, 90 less than the average multi-manager product and will not be structured around a neutral investment style or market caps. ...