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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2011
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher on Thursday after the major markets in Europe and Wall Street gained overnight. At 0647 AEDT on Thursday, the December share price index futures contract was up 74 points at 4,009. No major economic ...

AMP Capital rides high on global infra demand

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
The AMP Capital Global Infrastructure Securities Fund has hit the $1 billion mark in funds under management since its launch in August 2010, through both retail and institutional investments from overseas. The fund, which has a three star rating from ...

UBS retains OptiMix as it closes ING IM deal

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
UBS Global Asset Management is retaining ownership of multi manager fund-of-funds business OptiMix as it completes its acquisition of ING Investment Management, although ANZ owns its money. UBS closed the acquisition yesterday and a spokesperson told ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
... recapitalisations. Locally, the materials and financial sectors were both up by more than two per cent by 1030 AEDT. The major miners have started the day strongly, with BHP Billiton $132, or 3.9 per cent, better at $35.18, Rio Tinto have lifted $1.78 ...

Unlisted infrastructure funds post mixed results

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011
Unlisted infrastructure fund raising figures for Q3 2011 declined with just two funds reaching a final close raising $1.6 billion, but hitting new records for the year with 136 total funds now available to investors. While some results were subdued ...

Dividends boom as capital returned to investors

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... high dividend and high value indexes and found the biggest dividend payouts were mining and retail companies and the four major banks. "In this period of lower growth forecasts and heightened volatility, companies are taking the prudent approach and ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... decision. The local bourse opened almost one per cent down on a weak lead from Wall Street overnight. By 1200 AEDT both major local indices had fallen further, with the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index down 50.3 points, or 1.3 per cent, at 3,846.7, while the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... recognised in local shares. "There's probably a little bit of interest here within Australia given we have got a lot of our major corporates that do generate earnings domestically... and some of the falls in share prices are down to levels where there ...

BlackRock appoints ING Asian fixed income head

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... market product offerings. Previously Kim was in charge of ING IM's Asian fixed income team. "The recruitment of Joel is a major milestone in BlackRock's commitment to building a world-class Asian fixed income franchise," said Peter Fisher, senior managing ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... quarter and 9.8 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2010. On foreign exchange markets, the euro gained on buybacks against other major currencies in Asia. The euro fetched $1.3608 in Tokyo trade against $1.3536 in New York late Wednesday. The European ...