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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
The Australian market is likely to fall after equity markets around the world slumped as investors worried about the increasingly violent unrest in Libya. On the ASX 24 at 0701 AEDT, the March share price index futures contract was 44 points lower at ...

Roubini defects

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" At least this is way better than the "if you can't stop 'em, beat and shoot 'em" tactic employed by the governments of Bahrain and Libya on their protesting people. Wall Street activity overnight was just like a repeat ...

Macq High Conviction predicts 2012 rally

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2011
The fund manager of a top performing high conviction fund predicts the ASX200 is unlikely to hit the 6,000 mark this year - but forecasts a return to the market's former levels soon after. Mark Harrison, fund manager of the Macquarie High Conviction ...

AvSuper crunches numbers with new calculator

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
Online calculators may be a dime a dozen in finance land but a growing number of super funds, including AvSuper, are trying a different tack by customising their online tools to the specific needs of their members. The super fund launched the online ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
The Australian market has flat to mixed negative leads from offshore trading overnight. The Dow ended higher, but Wall Streets's other key indices were lower, as were European and Asian markets in Wednesday trade. Precious metals were higher, but oil ...

YBR launches term deposits

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
Wealth management firm Yellow Brick Road is once again challenging the banks with the launch of its own range of term deposits. Yellow Brick Road term deposits are issued by Gateway Credit Union, a major Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI) and ...

Bunga bunga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
"There's a kind of hush (rush) all over the world tonight... So listen very carefully, closer now and you will see what I mean. It isn't a dream..." --Carpenters Just like Italy's Emperor (Silvio Berlusconi) was allegedly photographed with showgirls ...

Former Count head of research joins Aviva

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
Rachel Griffith has joined Aviva Investors as head of research after leaving Count Financial late last year. The $5.5 billion-plus fund manager runs a suite of managed funds including in Australian Equities, Australian Resources and Sustainable Investment. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
The Australian stock market has opened firmer, with the banks and miners in the black as investors took their cues from offshore. At 1015 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 49.6 points, or 1.06 per cent at 4801.7, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

AvSuper loses case against fund manager

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 21 JAN 2011
A judge has dismissed super fund AvSuper's claim against Commonwealth Managed Investments Limited (CMIL) and Colonial First State Property Limited, in a case regarding the super fund's entitlements in the Commonwealth Property Hotel Fund. CMIL and Colonial ...