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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAY 2010
... CAC 40 ended up 116.72 points, or 3.42 per cent, at 3,525.31. TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei average came off a six-month low to close higher on Thursday in its best one-day performance in two weeks. A weaker Japanese yen against the euro helped counter persistent ...

Macquarie launches cap protection product

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... non-Macquarie funds, he said. Investors will be able to tap the current Series 1 offer of the product for a limited time and will close at 5pm at the end of June. Macquarie Specialist Investments was created to look after a suite of products under one ...

FPA chief to champion planner needs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Incoming FPA chief Mark Rantall said his main focus as the new head of the financial planning body is to renew consumer confidence in the industry and listen closely to the needs of FPA members. Rantall, who is on leave ahead of taking on the role ...

Fund fees not coming down: Cooper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
Super System Review chair Jeremy Cooper said market forces in super aren't enough to drive the best outcome for members, arguing that contrary to industry claims, fund fees have gone up, not down, in the past decade. In his speech at the Committee for ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2010
... All Ordinaries index rose 44.1 points, or 1.03 per cent, to 4,330.4 points. NEW YORK - US stocks reversed strong gains to close lower on Wednesday as investors fretted over the decline of the euro and a mounting European debt crisis. Sentiment turned ...

US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... Call it whatever you want, the fact is that Wall Street rose from the ashes of a deep 3 per cent-plus slump last night to close in positive territory. The Street did a U-turn in a span of six-and-a-half hours (NYSE trades between 0930 to 1600) inspite ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market is expected to open firmer on Wednesday, after Wall Street stemmed heavy losses to close flat on the day. At 0731 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the June share price index contract was up 65 points at 4,339 points ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
The Australian stock market was down at noon, continuing to be pounded by eurozone instability, with mining, energy and financial stocks suffering losses. At 1200 AEST, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 76.7 points, or 1.75 per cent, at 4,318.7 ...

Aviva boosts business development team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
Aviva Investors has beefed up its sales team with several senior appointments, including Andrew Peterson as head of retail business development and Marina Boetto as institutional business development manager. The appointments to the firm's business ...

India Equities Fund proposes return of capital

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2010
... consistently traded at a discount to net tangible assets (NTA) since December 2007. The board tried a number of initiatives to close the gap including a coordinated capital management strategy in March this year. However, it shelved the idea and said ...