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Equity Trustees and SG Hiscock team up for a third offering

... established in October 2001 and has delivered an average annual return of 19.9% since inception. It invests primarily in ASX 100 stocks, although it is mandated to short-sell and to use futures and options. According to Equity Trustees managing director ...

Midday Market Wrap: Dollar puts pressure on local stocks

The Australian share market was lower to noon as the rising Australian dollar continues to put pressure on local stocks with offshore earnings. The resource sector and heavyweights such as News Corp continued to show their vulnerability to the strong ...

Afternoon Market Wrap: All Ords close lower while $A pushes past US 72 cents

The Australian share market closed lower today as the stronger Australian dollar put pressure on the stocks of resources companies and those with offshore operations. The dollar stepped up over US 72 cents today, a six year high. The benchmark S&P/ASX ...

Midday Market Wrap: Momentum of dollar causes concern on market

... lower at 3206 - a 1.4 point discount to the underlying market - on a volume of 4,369 contracts. In New York overnight, stocks fell slightly after strong gains the previous day. As well retailer Wal-Mart Stores gave a cautious sales outlook which impacted ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian shares close firmer

WITH AAP  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2003
... cents to $11.48, Rio soared 60 cents to $35.50 and WMC Resources firmed seven cents to $5.30. On Wall Street overnight, stocks gained ground with the Dow Jones industrial average rising 111.04 points to 9848.83. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks edge higher

... contract was up four points at 3199 - a four point deficit to the underlying index with 8053 contracts traded. Resource stocks took another battering today with BHP Steel Ltd, to be renamed Bluescope Ltd next Monday, surrendering 14 cents to $5.30. "That ...

Midday Market Wrap: Stocks firmer to noon

... on a cyclical side are weaker. "I think there seems to be a little bit of money coming back to interest rate sensitive stocks which were probably sold down a bit too much." The local bourse shrugged off a slow session in the United States overnight ...

Hedge funds underperform equity markets: Hennessee

... managers were the worst performers in October, as the strength of equity market rallies limited the number of declining stocks. The Hennessee short biased index fell 5.94% in October and is down 20.81% in the year. "Most hedge funds are pursuing an active ...

Suncorp appoints US-based asset consultant

... this regionally based focus and have appointed Rocaton to help us identify managers for the trust whose eyes are cast on stocks worldwide." He continued, "We have selected a group of specialist managers who will help us enhance the return-generating ...

Afternoon market wrap: Australian stocks close lower

WITH AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2003
... three per cent or 20 cents to $6.20 as NAB kept silent on its takeover intentions for the financial services group. Media stocks were also depressed, with News Corp sliding 46 cents to $12.63 and its preferred scrip losing 39 cents to $10.34. PBL also ...