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Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... 6,557.1 points, while in Paris the CAC 40 rose 1.46 per cent to 3,180.81 points. Rome's FTSE Mib switched into positive territory following a successful Italian government debt sale, standing 0.96 per cent higher at 13,715 points, despite an overnight ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat after finishing in negative territory for six straight sessions and overnight falls on Wall Street. At 0815 AEST on Friday, the September share price index futures contract was unchanged at 4,038. The US ...

Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... drop in the ISM manufacturing index - one of the most reliable leading indicators of the US economy - into contraction territory and the disappointing jobs growth of only 80K in the same month and lowered company earnings guidance and... the coming fiscal ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
... to 3157.25 but Frankfurt's DAX 30 index eked out a 0.25-per cent gain at 6453.85 points. Madrid bounced into positive territory as dealers welcomed the Spanish government's vast 65 billion euros ($A78.63 billion) austerity package aimed at stabilising ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Reserve minutes on Wednesday night. Defensive stocks such as Telstra, Wesfarmers and Woolworths remained in positive territory. On the local bourse, the world's biggest resources company BHP Billiton was down 26 cents, or 0.86 per cent, to $30.96 and ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
... StatewideSuper and Local Super have merged, creating a $4bn superannuation fund, based in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association ...

China approves cross-border ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... said in a statement. The move came as Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Hong Kong to celebrate 15 years since the territory was returned to China from British rule. The CSRC has approved two fund managers to create funds tracking Hong Kong indexes. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... from Wednesday's closing price of $US1,570.755 per ounce. Mr Leppinus said he expected the market to stay in positive territory during a quiet afternoon session. "I don't think we'll go up much more from here," Mr Leppinus said. "I think everyone's waiting ...

Cost pressures spark Vanguard fee cuts

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... markets, investors unfortunately see the compounding effect of higher fees, when returns are in single digit or negative territory," said Robin Bowerman, Vanguard's head of corporate affairs and market development. The result is investors increasingly ...

ASIC warns against fake investment group

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2012
... professional, licensed advice before making an investment decision," said Tanzer. This alert follows ASIC and State and Territory police services urging consumers to be alert to investment fraud, having seen an increase in cold-calling activity across ...