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Funds join forces for Asian growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Boutique investment fund Eight Investment Partners (8IP) aims to use the integration of an Australian focused equities fund as a springboard for Asian investments. Atom Funds Management, a small cap Australian equities manager with around $70 million ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... lost 1.4 per cent, the most of any group, as the Japanese disaster dimmed the prospects of nuclear energy. At the market close, the S&P index was down 7.89 points, or 0.6 per cent, at 1,296.39. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 51.24, or 0.43 ...

Super funds urge MySuper rethink

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... Baird. Baird said that the simplest thing to do would be to offer 'a simple indexed cash option at a fee that is zero, or close to, which delivers the aims of MySuper', while admitting that may not suit young investors starting out. "Asset allocations ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... devastating earthquake in Japan. At 1200 AEDT on Monday, the local unit was trading at 100.88 US cents, up from Friday's local close of 100.19 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar traded between a high of 101.53 US cents and a low of 100.82 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
The Australian market has received positive leads from Wall Street over the weekend, although world markets appear tentative as they assess the impact of the Japanese earthquake on Friday. On the ASX 24 at 0718 AEDT, the March share price index futures ...

The day the earth moved

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
Floods, cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, what will Mommy Nature unleash next? By now you've surely read or heard about the 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on 11 March 2011 and is still wreaking havoc on the world's third biggest economy. The ...

Fund managers to face new norm in liquidity

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
The rise of high frequency trading and new exchanges coming to Australia will force fund managers to become even more selective when choosing their brokers. While the challenges brought on by increased technology and trading venues are mainly shouldered ...

Oil outlook flips on economy flop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
Dateline 11 March 2011. The "Day of Rage." This was supposed to happen in Saudi Arabia, its end game anticipated to determine of what goes after in the MENA region, the price of crude and the outlook for the global economy. Pure coincidence perhaps ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
... higher oil prices and slower growth. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 228.48 (1.87 per cent), hitting 11,984.61 at the close, while the broader S&P 500 gave up 24.91 (1.89 per cent) at 1,295.11. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 50.70 (1.84 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
... digests mixed local employment figures. At 1200 AEDT, the local unit was trading at 101.05 US cents, up from Wednesday's local close of 100.71 US cents. Since 0700 AEDT, the Australian dollar has moved between a high of 101.16 US cents and and a low ...