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Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
The Australian share market is likely to open marginally higher this morning ahead of a decision today on interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia. Today's higher opening is anticipated ahead of a strong day of Wall Stret trade and a fall of ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
The bluechip S&P/ASX200 index gained 16.7 points to 6277.9, while the all ordinaries rose 14.5 points to 6302.9. On the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index futures contract was six points firmer at 6274 on a volume of 12,476 contracts. ...

Shorting no longer needs a tick: SEC

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
In an historic decision, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday voted 5-0 to remove an almost 70-year-old rule that banned investors from shorting stocks while the price was still falling. The vote removed the so-called 'tick test' ...

Economic round up: GDP vs. gross domestic happiness

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
There's just no pleasing some people. Consumer optimism has fallen despite another drop in unemployment and our continuing material and economic prosperity, showing that happiness is clearly not rising with our material success. According to a recent ...

Private equity good for returns, not diversity: Watson Wyatt

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Private equity is about high long-term returns but its ability to add diversification to a portfolio is limited, according to a recent Watson Wyatt report. The Watson Wyatt Private Equity Explained report said that private equity as an asset class ...

Fund managers better buyers than sellers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
Fund managers being too optimistic about investments they have selected are inadvertently hurting their performance by making poor selling decisions, said quantitative research specialist Inalytics. "By their nature, fund managers are optimists. They're ...

Deutsche Xenon leveraged hedge fund recommended

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2007
The Xenon Alpha Plus3 (XAP3), the third Australian leveraged hedge fund from the Deutsche Xenon brand, has been rated 'recommended' by Zenith Investment Partners. In recommending the product, Ben Davis, senior investment analyst with Zenith, said the ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open higher following a positive lead from Wall Street, as takeover activity, which lifted the market to new highs yesterday, continues to fuel the bourse. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0728 AEST, the June ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The Australian share market is expected to open flat after the Easter weekend. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0804 AEST, the June share price index contract was unchanged at 6,117. On the economic front, the Australian Industry Group and the Housing ...

Market wrap - morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2007
The Australian market is expected to open slightly higher, led by a good run in US stocks on Monday as a new round of takeovers fuelled optimism about stock valuations, and countered worries about the economy. On the Sydney Futures Exchange at 0714 ...