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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market is set to open higher, despite a mixed performance in overseas stocks markets. At 0835 AEST on the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,417 points. The local market on finished ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
The Australian market is set to open higher, despite a mixed performance in overseas stocks markets. At 0835 AEST on the ASX 24, the December share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,417 points. The local market on finished lower on ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
Family businesses' long-term focus and emphasis on product quality has enabled significant out-performance of the market and placed them in good stead to act as drivers for economic recovery, according to Credit Suisse research. A recent survey of 280 ...

Active membership in UK occupational pensions waning

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Between 1967 and 2011 active membership in UK-based occupational pension schemes has dropped by around 30% from 12.2 million to an estimated 8.2 million, according to the Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, 2011. However, there has been an increase ...

Five step process for QE3

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
A five step process can help investors ride the US Federal Reserve's latest round of open-ended quantitative easing, said a senior Fidelity Investment head. Even if you are skeptical about the long-term impact of QE3, "it would be a bold call in the ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened lower despite gains on overseas markets. At 1028 AEST on Thursday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 17.5 points, or 0.4 per cent, at 4,400.9 points, while the broader All Ordinaries index had fallen 16.2 points ...

Welcome to the QE Club

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
The Australian market looks set to open slightly lower despite modest gains on overseas markets. At 0808 AEST the September share price index futures contract was down five points at 4,410. The local market on Wednesday finished at its highest level ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
Australian stocks have opened flat as gains in the healthcare and utilities sectors were offset by weakness among energy and financial companies. At 1028 AEST on Wednesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 3.5 points, or 0.08 per cent, at 4,391.2 ...

New hedge fund rules for post-GFC environment

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012
ASIC's new guidance on hedge funds will force managers to greater disclosure on where money is invested, how assets are valued, the fund's structure and the risks involved to better protect investors following recent high-profile cases of fraud. Addressing ...