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Charter Hall battling hedge funds over office REIT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds could have a say in the future of Charter Hall Office REIT's $2 billion Australian portfolio if a trio of US hedge funds continues to agitate for a sale. Charter Hall Office REIT has confirmed that it will sell 100 per cent of the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... Beijing. At 1220 AEST, the spot price of gold in Sydney was $US1,538.90 per fine ounce, up $US3.42 from from Monday's local close of $US1,534.98. Gold miner Newcrest Mining was 49 cents higher at $39.70. At 1220 AEST, national turnover was 911.46 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
The Australian market is expected to open marginally stronger on Tuesday, despite the absence of significant leads from offshore trading overnight. On the ASX 24 at 0640 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 14 points higher at 4,676. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... Energy Outlook. At 1040 AEST, the price of spot gold in Sydney was US$1,535.50 per fine ounce, up $US7.90 from Friday's local close of US$1,527.60. National turnover was 390.9 million securities changing hands for $455.13 million, with 363 stocks up ...

BT Super dangles $20,000 carrot

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
BT Super for Life has upped the ante to attract new members by offering four cash prizes of up to $20,000 for switching to and contributing to a BT Super for Life account. Running from May 1 to August 15, the competition is available for entrants that ...

It's all good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... all. Developed market equities need to hurdle a 2.8 per cent high jump in the next two days to break-even with its April close. Emerging markets higher - 3.3 per cent. The All Ordinaries index in between - its bar is set at 2.9 per cent. Given the current ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
The Australian market may gain on Monday after US equity and most commodity markets rose on Friday. Trading may be subdued because of public holidays in the UK and US on Monday. At 0753 AEST on the ASX 24, the June share price index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
... 0.30 per cent at 3,917.22. In generally unconvincing trade, even London was in negative territory half an hour before the close of trading. In London, the miners and oil majors provided support as they made some ground after losses earlier in the week. ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
The Australian stock market opened firmer on Thursday, after Wall Street ended a three-day losing streak to close moderately higher. At 1010 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was 41.5 points higher at 4,626.2, while the broader All Ordinaries index ...

Just replace because with despite

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Now you see? Investors really do see what they want to see. Oh yes Virginia, the drip, drip, drip of economic reports and other news twittered, facebooked and blogged all over cyberspace were enough to send any bear to bear utopia - but they didn't. ...