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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... Chase results that bared a $US5.8 billion ($A5.74 billion) loss on its bungled London derivatives trading operation. At the close the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 203.82 points (1.62 per cent) to 12,777.09. The S&P 500-stock index added 22.02 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has opened flat in anticipation of a slew of economic data from China. On Friday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 2.4 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 4,065.6 points, and the broader All Ordinaries index fell 3.6 points ...

ASIC closes in on SMSF advice firms

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has obtained interim court orders against two Queensland-based self-managed superannuation advice companies, following concerns that the firms have misled investors about their investments. The corporate ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... index of top companies tumbled 2.58 per cent to 6,630.1 points. Shares in recently nationalised Bankia slid 9.33 per cent to close at 0.70 euros. Elsewhere in Europe, London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of top companies fell 0.99 per cent to 5,664.43 points ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The bulls - already dwindling in numbers by the day - must now be starting to find religion as the only means of delivering them from eternal damnation - in the financial sense, of course. For this time, Virginia, the sky does really look like it's ...

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... advantage of the growth in this region," chief investment officer Mark Delaney commented at the time. Wang predicts the close tie-ups between funds themselves will only be a matter of time. "The government is talking at the level of strategic partnerships ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... the eurozone crisis and poor US earnings, but sentiment has been partly boosted by a new Spanish austerity package. At the close, London's FTSE 100 index of top companies was unchanged at 5664.48 points. In Paris the CAC 40 fell 0.57 per cent to 3157.25 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
The Australian share market has fallen as investors sell off local mining stocks following falls on Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down seven points, or 0.17 per cent, at 4,090, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... down from 1.2312 late on Monday in New York. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index of leading shares gained 0.65 per cent to close at 5664.08 points, Frankfurt's DAX 30 won 0.79 per cent to 6438.33 points and the Paris CAC 40 added 0.59 per cent to 3175.41 ...

Henderson appoints executive director

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Henderson Global Investors has appointed Nick Evans as executive director of its Australian funds management business. Prior to commencing his new role, Evans spent seven years as a director of indirect property at Henderson. In this role, he was responsible ...