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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... when the Asian markets open to boost our markets later today," he said. "As we head into the festive season a lot of the major institutionals will close their books for the rest of the calendar year, so turnover volumes lighten up a bit. "You do get ...

Market wrap PM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... contracts traded. All but one sector on the Australian bourse was in positive territory at the open, according to IRESS data. Major miner BHP was up 31.5 cents at $34.725, while Rio had advanced 36 cents to $60.28. Meanwhile Australia's big four banks ...

Insto property investors forced overseas

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
... there are further opportunities in industrial storage space. Modern warehouses with hi-tech facilities and connections to major ports and infrastructure are in great demand. "Container port trade is forecast to grow," she said. "We like assets associated ...

Charts point to bull market run in 2013

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... Australian share market can free itself from an alignment with the US and realign with the Chinese market which I believe is in a major turning phase ahead of commencing its next bullish move," she explained. "Our market was running in tandem with China ...

CIO and COO award nominations now open

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... Recognising the great success of this year's event the organisers for the 2013 awards have confirmed that each recipient of the major awards will now receive $10,000 - double last year's amount - for an educational program of their choice. Greg O'Neill ...

Regulation compounds hedge fund woes

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
The overwhelming majority of investors believe increased regulation for hedge funds don't protect investor interests and won't prevent the next financial crisis, according to an annual survey by Ernst & Young. The 2012 survey, Finding Common Ground ...

China: economy rising, market sinking

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
They're still debating the cliff over yonder on Wall Street. And the headlines remain full of it - deal is close... no, it's not. And so it will be until the midnight hour when both sides of the US political divide shake hands, agree to kick the problem ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
... markets had a relatively flat end to last week, but oil and base metals prices rose, which could give a boost to Australia's major resources stocks. At 0745 AEDT on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,528. In ...

Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... systems are more robust, more secure and more stable than the IT infrastructure used in the past. Three, if not all four, major banks in Australia have already adopted the cloud model, said Slee, demonstrating that it can be done and might actually be ...

Tailored income projections drive investor engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... their service providers could address this, suggested Hess. Ironically, while tailored retirement income projections were a major recommendation of the 2010 Cooper Review, the government did not adopt this particular recommendation.