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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... share price index futures contract was eight points lower at 4,933, with 15,300 contracts traded. On Wall Street overnight, major indices made modest gains on rumours of a restructure at tech giant Cisco and rising bank stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Super future hangs on High Court decision

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... Super funds will be keenly watching the outcome of a precedent making High Court case that has the potential to destroy a major plank of superannuation legislation, an industry body said today. Market research company Roy Morgan Research has challenged ...

Researchers sharpen ETF focus

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... "With the significant expansion in the number of ETF providers in the market Lonsec has expanded its coverage to most of the major ETF providers. ETFs provide a number of positive attributes but investors needs to ensure they understand the specifics ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... time-high above $US39 an ounce. Silver explorer Silver Mines was up half a cent, or 1.33 per cent, at 38 cents. Among the major banks at 1205 AEST, ANZ was six cents lower at $23.88, National Australia Bank had eased six cents to $26, Commonwealth Bank ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... combat high inflation across the eurozone. Elsewhere on European bourses it was a mixed picture on Tuesday, though with no major winners or losers. The Swiss bourse was up 0.24 per cent and Milan up 0.23 per cent. The biggest loser was the Lisbon market ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... the central bank to keep the rate on hold. The local market received a mixed lead from Wall Street, with modest gains for major indices as oil traded to a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel and rising commodity prices pushed materials stocks 0.7 per cent ...

Big mandates, big risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... need to be careful who your clients are." Another African country on the brink of civil war is the Ivory Coast, the world's major supplier of cocoa. In the Middle East, the US is seeking the removal of Yemen's president Ali Abdullah Saleh, while deadly ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... points, or 0.61 per cent, to 4,984.7 points. NEW YORK - A light trading day on Wall Street closed with slight gains for major stock indices. With oil prices reaching a 30-month high of $US108 a barrel, some investors are waiting for Alcoa Inc to report ...

The other emerging market

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
... behind Peru's are gains of 46.0 per cent and 31.5 per cent delivered by Argentinian and Chilean stocks, respectively. One major factor that's boosting the stock markets of Latin America is the rise and rise of commodity prices, particularly that of food ...

Banks loss is super fund gain: IFM

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2011
... executive of Industry Fund Management (IFM), said superannuation funds were flowing to infrastructure debt as trustees see a major disruption in the debt market. "Banks are withdrawing their lending to that sector, providing opportunities for investors ...