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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... Commodities Tumble Amid Stronger Dollar". For the Australian Financial Review it's, " Oil slides taking A$ and global equities lower". And then here's Bloomberg's other rationale (as reproduced in The Age), "US stocks slump on sagging earnings". Let's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... is expected to open lower on Thursday, following heavy falls on Wall Street overnight in both commodities prices and equities. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 56 points lower at 4,729. In economics news on ...

Macquarie top mandate catchers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... with 10 new mandates each for the year to December, the study said. Macquarie Group won three mandates in Australian equities, two in international equities, four in property, six in Australian fixed interest, one in international fixed interest and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... pretty hard yesterday. "The big sectors are adding most of the points, which is encouraging." There is much activity in equities news on Wednesday, with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia releasing unaudited cash earnings of around $1.7 billion, but ...

China's HNWs hold $1.2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... The study also found a big shift is happening regarding Chinese HNW asset allocation with alternative investment and equities weightings both increasing 5 per cent. Managed funds usage meanwhile increased 4 per cent. The shift to these higher risk styles ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... by the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) of $600 million of April 2020 bonds. There is much activity in equities news, however, led by Commonwealth Bank of Australia, which issues its third quarter trading update. Retailer David Jones ...

Legg Mason funds plug retiree gap

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Legg Mason targets retirees with its real income and Australian equities income trust funds, changing from the 'usual' accumulation versus de-accumulation design to better accommodate advisers and their clients. Legg Mason said in their white paper ...

ASX fines broker for bad behaviour

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... firms were Bell Potter Securities, Commonwealth Securities, MF Global Australia, Morrison Securities, UBS AG, Macquarie Equities and Australian Investment Exchange. The ASX will continue to discipline brokers for breaches of the rules made before August ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Planners prefer direct equities with around 30 out of every 100 planners already including direct shares in their advice model, 70 per cent of which through a platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... price index futures contract was 27 points lower at 4,737, with 20,428 contracts traded. Richard Herring, director of equities at Burrell Stockbroking, said trading volumes were light as investors withdrew and awaited the budget release at 1930 AEST. ...