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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after a positive lead from the US and European markets. At 0655 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 35 points at 4,249. In economic news on Thursday, The ...

Islamic fund opens doors to Australian investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
Australian investors will have access to a new 'ultra ethical' fund, investing on Islamic principles with the launch of Crescent Wealth and its Australian equities fund, the first of a series of products it plans to bring to market. The Crescent Australian ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little changed - or lower if it follows the slides on international markets overnight. At 0651 AEST on Tuesday, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,106. In economic news on Tuesday ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open little change, from last week's positive finish. At 0708 AEST on Monday, the December share price index futures contract was up eight points at 4163. In economic news, on Monday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

Find me that silver bullet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... I must have been smoking something I shouldn't have over the past two days. For just two days ago, Germany threatened to block the release of the a,-8 billion aid instalment to Greece if the Greeks failed to meet its bailout conditions. Perhaps that's ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... $4.19 The competition watchdog says it will closely monitor any attempt by Coles or Woolworths to buy Franklins stores and block any sales that lessen competition. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Friday it will ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... respectively previously. HONG KONG - Asian markets were mostly higher as news that a German court had dismissed an attempt to block the country's payments to eurozone bailouts was tempered by profit-taking. Early gains were pared as dealers digested ...

Super funds signal intention to delve into overseas property

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
Superannuation funds are set to plough $40 billion into real estate investments over the next two years, with plans to significantly raise their exposure to global non-listed property, according to new research. The study conducted by Russell Investments ...

Market dislocation shifts share trade to dark pools, ETFs

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... and exchange traded funds after record volatility hit global equity and bond markets last week. Sam Macqueen, director of block trading venue provider Liquidnet Australia, said the daily average volume of trade in August had been about $2.2 billion compared ...

Wolf of Wall Street can't put a price on value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
Jordan Belfort claims to be the best salesman in the world. As a sixteen year old he made $25,000 in a single summer selling ice blocks, by 24 he was a millionaire and now, after a career that has seen him raise $1.5 billion in venture capital, he charges ...