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Time to buy Aus shares

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
... $250 million in the retail trust. Since inception in October, the Integrity Australian Share fund has outperformed the S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index by 8.48 per cent, limiting its loss to 19.9 per cent return to the end of September. In September, the ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
Australian stocks remained strong at noon, led by the financial sector, after rebounding this morning from Friday's horror session. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was up 191.1 points, or 4.82 per cent, to 4153.8, while the broader All Ordinaries ...

Schroders scores $100m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
... against the Small Ordinaries Index," said Wanis. The Schroder Australian Smaller Companies Fund aims to outperform the S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index over five years, by investing in a broad range of smaller companies from Australia and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open slightly higher after US stocks slowed their declines on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index fell 1.49 per cent and 1.18 per cent respectively while the NASDAQ managed to gain 0.27 ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were over six per cent lower at noon, after US shares plunged to fresh five-year lows overnight. Approximately $69 billion has been wiped off the value of All Ordinaries stocks so far today, and $170 billion since last Friday's close. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open lower again after receiving a strong negative lead from Wall Street. At 0750 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract on the Sydney Futures Exchange was down 180 points at 4,120. Today, OZ ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were at lower at noon after world stock markets suffered another dizzying slide overnight as traumatised investors brushed aside central bank interest rate cuts aimed at boosting confidence. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
The Australian share market is expected to open weaker following a negative lead from the US as Wall Street tried but failed to find some stability from an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and other big central banks. At 0807 AEDT, the December ...

Hedge funds hit by shorting ban

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... survey. The outcome illuminates the state of the local hedge fund industry following the interim ban placed by ASIC and the ASX on shorting late last month. While more than 40 per cent are unaffected by the ban, more than 55 per cent are. The survey ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
Australian stocks were lower at noon after Wall Street sank to a five-year low overnight. At 1200 AEDT, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 was down 188.5 points, or 4.08 per cent, at 4430.2, while the broader All Ordinaries had lost 185.2 points, or 4.03 per ...